Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
74th
of 132 groups
All-time high
87.1%
in 2023
All-time low
81.3%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Southern Asia, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia recorded 87.0% for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 74th out of 132 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 81.6% | — |
| 2019 | 81.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.5% | 81.3% | 81.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 83.1% | 87.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
- 71 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 72 Syrian Arab Republic 99.9% compare
- 73 Sri Lanka 99.8% compare
- 74 Bhutan 99.5% compare
- 75 Algeria 99.3% compare
- 76 Palestine, State of 99.2% compare
- 77 China 99.1% compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 88.16 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 54.48 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 105.86 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 74.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 68.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Southern Asia was 87.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2019.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 74th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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