Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 99.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) recorded 99.9% for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 99.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 2007.
That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 12th out of 132 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 97.2% | — |
| 2000 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.2% | 97.2% | 97.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 97.1% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 97.2% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.4% | 99.9% | 4 |
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 73.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 24.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 25.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 17.07 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 16.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 99.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2007.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 12th out of 132 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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