Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 88.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: Arab States, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: Arab States is 88.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: Arab States peaked at 99.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 2024.
That places UIS: Arab States 75th 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 99.3% | — |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 92.4% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 90.6% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 91.9% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.3% | 94.2% | 99.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 88.9% | 92.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
- 75 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 76 Sri Lanka 99.9% compare
- 77 Palestine, State of 99.8% compare
- 78 China (People’s Republic of) 99.5% compare
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: Arab States?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: Arab States was 88.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 2024.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 75th out of 153 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release