Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia
MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 99.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.8%
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
18th
of 132 groups
All-time high
99.8%
in 2024
All-time low
94.6%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia ranks 18th of 132 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 96.4% | — |
| 2018 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.8% | 94.6% | 96.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 95.1% | 99.8% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 5.54 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 6.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 414,995 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 3.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.66 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia was 99.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 2019.
- How does MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia ranks 18th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 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