Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 49.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 49.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 49.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2020.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 144th out of 148 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 43.8% | — |
| 2016 | 43.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 49.9% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.0% | 38.5% | 43.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 38.5% | 49.9% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 49.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2020.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 144th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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