Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 86.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2016–2024
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 is 86.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 86.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 2021.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 90th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 85.3% | — |
| 2017 | 84.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.6% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.2% | 84.5% | 86.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 83.7% | 86.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 87 Bangladesh 91.9% compare
- 88 Panama 91.7% compare
- 89 Philippines 89.8% compare
- 90 Republic of Moldova 85.1% compare
- 91 Morocco 85.0% compare
- 92 Zimbabwe 82.5% compare
- 93 Mexico 81.8% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.92 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 846,910 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 86.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 90th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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