Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
99.5%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
26th
of 148 groups
All-time high
99.5%
in 2024
All-time low
96.5%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2015–2024

0204060801002015201920242015: 96.5 %2016: 96.7 %2017: 96.9 %2018: 97 %2019: 96.7 %2020: 97.1 %2021: 97.7 %2022: 98.3 %2023: 98.8 %2024: 99.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 99.5% for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2015.

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 26th of 148 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2015 to 2024.
Year % Change
2015 96.5%
2016 96.7% +0.3%
2017 96.9% +0.2%
2018 97.0% +0.1%
2019 96.7% -0.3%
2020 97.1% +0.4%
2021 97.7% +0.6%
2022 98.3% +0.6%
2023 98.8% +0.6%
2024 99.5% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 96.8% 96.5% 97.0% 5
2020s 98.3% 97.1% 99.5% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2015.
How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 26th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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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Indicator
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
244 places, 2,455 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release