Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in New Zealand
New Zealand: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 96 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
100.0%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in New Zealand, 2015–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in New Zealand stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in New Zealand peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2015.
New Zealand ranks 1st of 96 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100.0% | — |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
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More education data for New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22,505 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,092 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 151,526 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99,830 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in New Zealand?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in New Zealand was 100.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- How does New Zealand rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- New Zealand ranks 1st out of 96 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand 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