Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 90.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.8%
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
66th
of 148 groups
All-time high
90.8%
in 2024
All-time low
81.6%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 90.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 66th of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 83.0% | — |
| 2019 | 81.6% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 82.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.3% | 81.6% | 83.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 82.6% | 90.8% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 57.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 90.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 66th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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