Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) was 97.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UIS: Arab States, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UIS: Arab States is 97.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UIS: Arab States peaked at 97.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 95.7%, in 2016.
UIS: Arab States ranks 47th of 132 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 95.7% | — |
| 2017 | 96.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.7% | 96.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.0% | 97.4% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UIS: Arab States?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UIS: Arab States was 97.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.7% in 2016.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 47th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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