Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 99.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 99.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 2012.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 24th out of 148 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 98.4% | — |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.5% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2811 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 99.5% in 2023, 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?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 24th out of 148 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 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