Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 86.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 86.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 86.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 2021.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 89th of 153 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 85.5% | — |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.8% | 85.3% | 86.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 84.5% | 86.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 86.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 89th out of 153 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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