Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education was 90.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.4%
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
13th
of 19 groups
All-time high
90.4%
in 2024
All-time low
81.1%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Southern Asia, 2018–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Southern Asia stood at 90.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 82.6% | — |
| 2019 | 81.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.9% | 81.1% | 82.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 82.2% | 90.4% | 5 |
More education data for Southern Asia
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.0% (2024)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 25.8% (2025)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 48.7% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.876 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 86.6% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.02 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 54.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 89.1% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 49.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 88.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Southern Asia?
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Southern Asia was 90.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 2019.
- How does Southern Asia rank for proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education?
- Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education level (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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