Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 100.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 148 groups
All-time high
100.0%
in 1999
All-time low
99.9%
in 2017
Years of data
14
1999–2022
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Europe recorded 100.0% for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 2017.
UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 1st of 148 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.0% | — |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0005 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0018 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0002 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.0027 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Western Europe was 100.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2017.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 1st out of 148 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Europe 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