Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 83.9% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: World, 2016β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: World recorded 83.9% for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: World peaked at 83.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 2016.
UNICEF: World ranks 98th of 153 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.3% | 79.8% | 81.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 80.0% | 83.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: World
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 651.03 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.34 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.04 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 412.45 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 212.93 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: World?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: World was 83.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- UNICEF: World ranks 98th out of 153 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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