Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 99.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia stood at 99.1%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 99.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 95.5%, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 35th out of 132 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 95.5% | — |
| 2016 | 96.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.5% | 96.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 96.4% | 99.1% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 99.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.5% in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 35th out of 132 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe 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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February 2026 Data Release