Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 73.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
73.5%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
125th
of 148 groups
All-time high
74.3%
in 2018
All-time low
73.5%
in 2022
Years of data
5
2016–2022
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2016–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 73.5%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
That places MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 125th out of 148 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 74.0% | — |
| 2017 | 74.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.2% | 74.0% | 74.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 73.5% | 73.9% | 2 |
More education data for MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3433 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 73.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 2022.
- How does MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 125th out of 148 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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