Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 99.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) stood at 99.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 99.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 2011.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 32nd out of 132 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 93.6% | — |
| 2012 | 94.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.7% | 93.6% | 97.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 96.6% | 99.1% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 2011.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 32nd out of 132 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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