Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 97.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
97.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
41st
of 148 groups
All-time high
97.8%
in 2020
All-time low
97.5%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2014–2020
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: High Income (july 2025), 2014–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: High Income (july 2025) is 97.8%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 41st out of 148 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 97.6% | — |
| 2015 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.6% | 97.5% | 97.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 1 |
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.03 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4318 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 97.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2016.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 41st out of 148 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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