Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 84.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
84.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
99th
of 148 groups
All-time high
84.3%
in 2024
All-time low
81.0%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: World, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: World is 84.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
UNICEF: World ranks 99th of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 81.0% | — |
| 2018 | 81.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 83.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.2% | 81.0% | 81.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 81.1% | 84.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: World
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 651.03 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.34 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.04 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 412.45 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 212.93 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: World?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: World was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2017.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- UNICEF: World ranks 99th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release