Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.5%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
30th
of 132 groups
All-time high
99.5%
in 2024
All-time low
88.5%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 99.5% for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
That places GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 30th out of 132 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 91.2% | — |
| 2018 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.4% | 88.5% | 91.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 90.2% | 99.5% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1613 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1452 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2019.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 30th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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