Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) was 86.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.4%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
78th
of 132 groups
All-time high
86.8%
in 2023
All-time low
82.3%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 86.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 78th of 132 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 82.3% | — |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 86.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.3% | 82.3% | 82.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 83.7% | 86.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 66.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 86.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 2018.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 78th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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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February 2026 Data Release