Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.2%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
88th
of 148 groups
All-time high
86.2%
in 2024
All-time low
81.0%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: 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: Middle Income (july 2025) is 86.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 88th of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 81.7% | — |
| 2019 | 81.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.4% | 81.0% | 81.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 81.7% | 86.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- 85 Philippines 90.9% compare
- 86 Mexico 90.3% compare
- 87 Panama 89.0% compare
- 88 Micronesia (country) 86.7% compare
- 89 Morocco 86.7% compare
- 90 Cote d'Ivoire 85.3% compare
- 91 Zimbabwe 78.2% compare
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 263.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 203.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 86.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2019.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 88th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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