Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 99.0% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Bhutan, 2015β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 99.0% for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Bhutan peaked at 99.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 2017.
Bhutan ranks 72nd of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.8% | 77.1% | 78.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Bhutan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,372 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Bhutan?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Bhutan was 99.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 2017.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- Bhutan ranks 72nd out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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