Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 81.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.7%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
107th
of 148 groups
All-time high
81.7%
in 2024
All-time low
77.7%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) is 81.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 107th of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 78.7% | — |
| 2019 | 77.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 80.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.2% | 77.7% | 78.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 78.2% | 81.7% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 287.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8608 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 267.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4697 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 81.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 2019.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 107th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle 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