Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) was 47.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
47.7%
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
125th
of 132 groups
All-time high
48.8%
in 2021
All-time low
39.6%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2015–2022
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: Region 2, 2015–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: Region 2 is 47.7%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
GPE: Region 2 ranks 125th of 132 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 39.6% | — |
| 2016 | 39.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.0% | 39.6% | 40.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 44.5% | 48.8% | 3 |
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.86 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: Region 2?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: Region 2 was 47.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2015.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 125th out of 132 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release