Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 99.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 26th out of 132 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.41 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 796,027 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 344,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.02 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 977,542 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 99.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 26th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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