Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 70.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Low & middle income, 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Low & middle income stood at 70.7%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 19.0% over five years.
More reference data data for Low & middle income
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.72 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 61.84 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 57.86 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 119.71 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 90.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.11 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.78 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Low & middle income?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in Low & middle income was 70.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 2015.
- How does Low & middle income rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Low & middle income ranks 12th out of 12 groups with data for 2019.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of schools by level of education (primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) with access to the given facility or service. The value is calculated as the number of schools in a given level of education with access to the relevant facilities expressed as a percentage of all schools at that level of education. Basic handwashing facilities are defined as functional handwashing facilities, with soap and water available to all girls and boys. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/