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. β² 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
2018β2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2018β2024
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.
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)
- 75 Tunisia 97.6% compare
- 76 Moldova, Republic of 96.2% compare
- 77 Costa Rica 95.6%
- 78 Lebanon 95.5% compare
- 79 Tonga 95.3% compare
- 80 India 95.2% compare
- 81 Philippines 93.5% compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release