Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 99.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 99.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 92.4%, in 2011.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 27th of 132 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 92.4% | — |
| 2012 | 93.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.0% | 92.4% | 96.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 96.3% | 99.7% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.4% in 2011.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 27th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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