Proportion of lower … lower Proportion handwashing facilities basic in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Proportion of lower … lower Proportion handwashing facilities basic was 81.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.1%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
108th
of 148 groups
All-time high
81.1%
in 2024
All-time low
76.4%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Developing Regions, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 81.1%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 108th of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower … lower Proportion handwashing facilities basic in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 77.6% | — |
| 2019 | 76.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.0% | 76.4% | 77.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 77.0% | 81.1% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 365.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 705.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Developing Regions was 81.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 2019.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 108th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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