Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 73.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
73.4%
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
133rd
of 153 groups
All-time high
73.4%
in 2023
All-time low
70.9%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2016–2023
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 73.4%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
That places MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 133rd out of 153 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 71.4% | — |
| 2017 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.7% | 71.4% | 71.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 70.9% | 73.4% | 3 |
More education data for MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 73.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 2022.
- How does MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 133rd out of 153 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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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February 2026 Data Release