Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 87.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.1%
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
84th
of 153 groups
All-time high
87.1%
in 2024
All-time low
78.5%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Early-demographic Dividend stood at 87.1%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
That places WB: Early-demographic Dividend 84th 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 WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 80.8% | — |
| 2019 | 78.5% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 79.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.6% | 78.5% | 80.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 79.7% | 87.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Early-demographic Dividend
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 156.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 91.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 188.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 110.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 104.19 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 87.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 2019.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 84th out of 153 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend 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