Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: World
SDG: World: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 84.3% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Latest (2024)
84.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
100th
of 148 groups
All-time high
84.3%
in 2024
All-time low
80.6%
in 2019
Years of data
8
2017β2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: World, 2017β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 84.3% for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
SDG: World ranks 100th of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.0% | 80.6% | 81.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 81.1% | 84.3% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 314.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 206.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 34.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 404.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 213.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 199.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: World?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: World was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2019.
- How does SDG: World rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- SDG: World ranks 100th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: World 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