Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 91.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
91.1%
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
64th
of 148 groups
All-time high
91.1%
in 2024
All-time low
82.9%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2018–2024
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia is 91.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 64th of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 83.2% | — |
| 2020 | 82.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 91.1% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.2% | 83.2% | 83.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 82.9% | 91.1% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: South Asia was 91.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2020.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 64th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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