Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: World
WB: World: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 83.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: World, 2016β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: World recorded 83.9% for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 WB: World peaked at 83.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 2019.
That places WB: World 102nd out of 153 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.0% | 79.3% | 81.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 80.0% | 83.9% | 5 |
More education data for WB: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 651.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 412.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: World?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: 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 WB: World?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 2019.
- How does WB: World rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- WB: World ranks 102nd out of 153 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in WB: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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