Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 99.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 99.1%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 99.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 95.5%, in 2015.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 34th of 132 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 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% | +0.6% |
| 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 828,578 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.61 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 162,377 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0548 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.6% (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.5% in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 34th out of 132 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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