Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 82.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 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: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 82.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 99.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 2024.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 109th out of 153 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 99.1% | — |
| 2016 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.7% | 90.4% | 99.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 82.3% | 87.6% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.85 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.88 million (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 82.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 2024.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 109th out of 153 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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