Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic was 70.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
70.5%
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
140th
of 153 groups
All-time high
71.5%
in 2018
All-time low
70.5%
in 2022
Years of data
5
2016–2022
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America, 2016–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America stood at 70.5%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
MDG: Latin America ranks 140th of 153 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 71.0% | — |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 71.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.3% | 71.0% | 71.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 70.5% | 71.1% | 2 |
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Latin America was 70.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2022.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 140th out of 153 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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