Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 89.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
89.7%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
75th
of 148 groups
All-time high
89.7%
in 2024
All-time low
82.2%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific stood at 89.7%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
That places AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 75th out of 148 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 83.0% | — |
| 2019 | 82.2% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 89.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.6% | 82.2% | 83.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 83.1% | 89.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
More education data for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 120.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2784 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 150.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific was 89.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2019.
- How does AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 75th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release