Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 82.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 82.4% for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 82.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 2019.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 107th of 153 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 55.6% | — |
| 2016 | 55.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 63.5% | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.3% | 52.4% | 63.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 54.9% | 82.4% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.8278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 705,452 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 976,549 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 82.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.4% in 2019.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 107th out of 153 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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