Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 85.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia stood at 85.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 86.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 2017.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 94th of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 83.1% | — |
| 2017 | 81.7% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 85.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.4% | 81.7% | 83.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 83.6% | 86.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 80.86 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 15.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 60.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 98.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 45.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 85.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 2017.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 94th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern 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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February 2026 Data Release