Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Australia
Australia: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 97 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
100.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Australia stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Australia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2000.
That places Australia 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Australia
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 105,469 (1999)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Australia?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Australia was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release