Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 82.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Zimbabwe, 2016β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Zimbabwe is 82.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Zimbabwe peaked at 88.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 2017.
That places Zimbabwe 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.6% | 75.8% | 83.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 79.5% | 88.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 84 Philippines 89.8% compare
- 85 Moldova, Republic of 85.1% compare
- 86 Morocco 85.0% compare
- 88 Mexico 81.8% compare
- 89 Micronesia, Federated States of 78.9% compare
- 90 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 70.6% compare
More education data for Zimbabwe
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 90,330 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.67 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 93.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Zimbabwe was 82.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- Zimbabwe ranks 87th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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