ALECSO: Member Countries vs India: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing
ALECSO: Member Countries
88.6%
in 2024
India
97.2%
in 2025
ALECSO: Member Countries rank
76th
India rank
81st
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing over time
- ALECSO: Member Countries
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 97.2% against 88.6% in ALECSO: Member Countries, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times ALECSO: Member Countries's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2019 it was ALECSO: Member Countries ahead.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 76th and India ranks 81st of 153 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, ALECSO: Member Countries averaged higher in 1 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ALECSO: Member Countries | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.8% | 92.4% | 1.4% | ALECSO: Member Countries |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 95.3% | 5.0% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing, ALECSO: Member Countries or India?
- India, at 97.2% against 88.6% in ALECSO: Member Countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing between ALECSO: Member Countries and India?
- 8.6%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Member Countries and India?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do ALECSO: Member Countries and India rank globally for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 76th and India ranks 81st of 153 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release