Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 46.0% in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
46.0%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
91st
of 91 countries
All-time high
46.9%
in 2024
All-time low
40.5%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020β2025
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Nepal, 2020β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 46.0% for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2025.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
That places Nepal 91st out of 91 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Nepal
More education data for Nepal
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 128.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Nepal?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in Nepal was 46.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2020.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- Nepal ranks 91st out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release