Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 73.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
73.2%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
131st
of 148 groups
All-time high
74.0%
in 2018
All-time low
73.2%
in 2022
Years of data
5
2016–2022
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America, 2016–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America is 73.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
MDG: Latin America ranks 131st of 148 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 73.7% | — |
| 2017 | 73.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 73.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.8% | 73.7% | 74.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 73.2% | 73.6% | 2 |
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 30.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 29.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 19.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.22 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.64 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America was 73.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2022.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 131st out of 148 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- 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 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