Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in AIMS: South and West Asia
AIMS: South and West Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 90.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.4%
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
69th
of 148 groups
All-time high
90.4%
in 2024
All-time low
81.1%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in AIMS: South and West Asia, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
AIMS: South and West Asia recorded 90.4% for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
That places AIMS: South and West Asia 69th 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: South and West Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 82.6% | — |
| 2019 | 81.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.9% | 81.1% | 82.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 82.2% | 90.4% | 5 |
More education data for AIMS: South and West Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 105.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 182.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in AIMS: South and West Asia was 90.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 2019.
- How does AIMS: South and West Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- AIMS: South and West Asia ranks 69th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: South and West Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release