Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 87.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
67th
of 132 groups
All-time high
87.9%
in 2024
All-time low
82.2%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2018–2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: South Asia, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: South Asia recorded 87.9% for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 67th 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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 82.2% | — |
| 2020 | 83.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.2% | 82.2% | 82.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 83.8% | 87.9% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- 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 UNICEF: South Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in UNICEF: South Asia 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 UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 67th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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