Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.0%
Change on year
down 3.3%
Rank
114th
of 148 groups
All-time high
78.6%
in 2023
All-time low
72.1%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) stood at 76.0%.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 114th of 148 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 72.1% | — |
| 2018 | 72.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 77.1% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.9% | 72.1% | 73.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 74.5% | 78.6% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1119 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9066 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.179 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) was 76.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 114th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 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