Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 81.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.6%
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
112th
of 153 groups
All-time high
81.6%
in 2024
All-time low
76.3%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 81.6% for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
That places WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 112th 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: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 78.2% | — |
| 2019 | 76.3% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 77.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 81.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.2% | 76.3% | 78.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 77.1% | 81.6% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4697 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 287.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8608 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 267.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 173.87 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 81.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 2019.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 112th out of 153 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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