Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) was 96.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Arab World, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Arab World is 96.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Arab World peaked at 96.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 94.9%, in 2016.
That places WB: Arab World 52nd out of 132 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in WB: Arab World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 94.9% | — |
| 2017 | 95.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 96.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.3% | 94.9% | 95.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.3% | 96.7% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Arab World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Arab World?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Arab World was 96.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.9% in 2016.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- WB: Arab World ranks 52nd out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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