Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in World
World: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 82.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in World, 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 82.3% for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 14.2% over five years.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 72.1% | — |
| 2016 | 71.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 75.7% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +8.8% |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in World?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in World was 82.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.9% in 2016.
- How does World rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- World ranks 16th out of 19 groups with data for 2019.
- Where does this 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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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/