Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 74.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
74.4%
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
106th
of 132 groups
All-time high
76.2%
in 2023
All-time low
71.5%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) is 74.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
That places ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 106th out of 132 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 71.5% | — |
| 2018 | 73.3% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.0% | 71.5% | 74.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 74.4% | 76.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
- 103 Côte d'Ivoire 48.7% compare
- 104 Burkina Faso 40.0% compare
- 105 Chad 29.4% compare
- 106 Niger 25.9% compare
More education data for ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 817,845 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) was 74.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 106th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 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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February 2026 Data Release