Proportion of lower … lower Proportion handwashing facilities basic in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Proportion of lower … lower Proportion handwashing facilities basic was 91.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
91.1%
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
64th
of 148 groups
All-time high
91.1%
in 2024
All-time low
81.9%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 91.1%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 64th of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower … lower Proportion handwashing facilities basic in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 83.2% | — |
| 2019 | 81.9% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 91.1% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.6% | 81.9% | 83.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 82.9% | 91.1% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 101.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 91.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 2019.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 64th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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