Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 87.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 2018β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 87.9%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 67th of 132 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.1% | 81.9% | 82.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 83.8% | 87.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 66 Uzbekistan, Republic of 100.0% compare
- 67 Syrian Arab Republic 99.9% compare
- 68 Sri Lanka 99.8% compare
- 69 Bhutan 99.5% compare
- 70 Algeria 99.3% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 87.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 2019.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 67th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release