Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) was 91.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
91.1%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
64th
of 132 groups
All-time high
91.1%
in 2024
All-time low
84.5%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: South Asia, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: South Asia stood at 91.1%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
WB: South Asia ranks 64th of 132 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 84.6% | — |
| 2019 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 91.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.5% | 84.5% | 84.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 86.5% | 91.1% | 5 |
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: South Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: South Asia was 91.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2019.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- WB: South Asia ranks 64th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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