Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 99.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 99.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 99.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 27th out of 148 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 96.7% | — |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.0% | 96.7% | 97.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 97.4% | 99.4% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7995 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 15.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 99.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 27th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release