Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 76.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 2016–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 76.1%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 112th of 148 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 76.6% | — |
| 2017 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.7% | 76.6% | 76.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 76.1% | 76.6% | 3 |
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 76.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.1% in 2022.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 112th out of 148 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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