Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 58.0% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
58.0%
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
119th
of 132 groups
All-time high
58.0%
in 2023
All-time low
44.7%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2018β2023
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 2018β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 58.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 119th of 132 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.9% | 44.7% | 45.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 50.5% | 58.0% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 58.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2018.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 119th out of 132 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release