Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 85.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 85.0%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 87.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2024.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 81st of 132 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 86.8% | — |
| 2017 | 86.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.5% | 86.2% | 86.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 85.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 85.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 81st out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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