Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 96.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
96.3%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
57th
of 132 groups
All-time high
96.5%
in 2022
All-time low
94.2%
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2024

Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2015–2024

0204060801002015201920242015: 94.2 %2016: 94.3 %2017: 95.1 %2019: 95.1 %2020: 94.7 %2021: 95.2 %2022: 96.5 %2023: 95.3 %2024: 96.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 96.3% for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in 2024.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 96.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2015.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 57th of 132 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 2015 to 2024.
Year % Change
2015 94.2%
2016 94.3% +0.1%
2017 95.1% +0.8%
2019 95.1% -0.0%
2020 94.7% -0.4%
2021 95.2% +0.6%
2022 96.5% +1.4%
2023 95.3% -1.3%
2024 96.3% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 94.7% 94.2% 95.1% 4
2020s 95.6% 94.7% 96.5% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 96.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2015.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 57th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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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Indicator
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
238 places, 2,526 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release