Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
72nd
of 132 groups
All-time high
87.4%
in 2023
All-time low
81.6%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 87.3% for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 72nd of 132 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 81.9% | — |
| 2019 | 81.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.7% | 81.6% | 81.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 83.3% | 87.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 28.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.87 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 57.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 87.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 72nd out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in SDG: Central and 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 SDG: Central and 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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February 2026 Data Release