Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 99.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Europe and Northern America stood at 99.6%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 99.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 2017.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 18th of 153 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 99.5% | — |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 3 |
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 52.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 23.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 99.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 2017.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 18th out of 153 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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