Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 90.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 90.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 67th 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 ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 83.1% | — |
| 2019 | 81.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 90.7% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.4% | 81.8% | 83.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 82.7% | 90.7% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 63.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 32.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 31.10 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 90.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.8% in 2019.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 67th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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