Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 90.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.4%
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
69th
of 148 groups
All-time high
90.4%
in 2024
All-time low
81.1%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Southern Asia, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Southern Asia recorded 90.4% for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 69th of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 82.6% | — |
| 2019 | 81.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.9% | 81.1% | 82.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 82.2% | 90.4% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 26.97 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Southern Asia was 90.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 69th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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