Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic was 88.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 88.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 99.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 2024.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 81st of 153 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 99.2% | — |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.1% | 93.7% | 99.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 88.0% | 91.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4368 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 88.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 81st out of 153 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release