Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) was 69.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) is 69.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 113th out of 132 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 60.1% | — |
| 2020 | 60.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 67.5% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 69.7% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.1% | 60.1% | 60.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 60.6% | 69.7% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.29 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 69.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 2019.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 113th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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