Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic was 77.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 77.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 98.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 74.8%, in 2023.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 125th of 153 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 98.6% | — |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 77.4% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.9% | 86.7% | 98.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 74.8% | 82.5% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 77.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8% in 2023.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 125th out of 153 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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