Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 100.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 153 groups
All-time high
100.0%
in 2006
All-time low
99.9%
in 2017
Years of data
11
2006–2020
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 2006–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: North America and Western Europe recorded 100.0% for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 2017.
That places UIS: North America and Western Europe 1st out of 153 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 100.0% | — |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
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More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 100.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2017.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 1st out of 153 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe 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