Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 75.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 75.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 75.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2017.
That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 119th out of 148 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 50.7% | — |
| 2016 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 57.3% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 63.5% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 75.5% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.9% | 49.6% | 57.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 51.2% | 75.5% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 55.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2025 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 75.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2017.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 119th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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