Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 88.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
88.6%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
83rd
of 148 groups
All-time high
88.9%
in 2016
All-time low
86.3%
in 2020
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 88.6% for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 88.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 2020.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 83rd of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 88.6% | — |
| 2016 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.2% | 87.0% | 88.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 86.3% | 88.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 80 Republic of Moldova 96.3% compare
- 81 Lebanon 96.2% compare
- 82 Ecuador 94.9% compare
- 83 Ukraine 94.0% compare
- 84 Bangladesh 91.5% compare
- 85 Philippines 90.9% compare
- 86 Mexico 90.3% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
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- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 88.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 2020.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 83rd out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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