Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic in Nepal
Nepal: Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic was 45.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
45.5%
Change on year
down 37.0%
World rank
101st
of 102 countries
All-time high
72.8%
in 2023
All-time low
45.5%
in 2025
Years of data
5
2020–2025
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Nepal, 2020–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 45.5% for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.0% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
That places Nepal 101st out of 102 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 51.1% | — |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +31.2% |
| 2023 | 72.8% | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 72.2% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 45.5% | -37.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 45.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.2%, 47% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 45.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 97.2%, 47% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 98 Indonesia 66.1% compare
- 99 Cote d'Ivoire 66.0% compare
- 100 Sierra Leone 60.4% compare
- 102 Burundi 25.4% compare
More education data for Nepal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 124,257 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 263,796 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,326 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 609,324 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1204 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Nepal?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in Nepal was 45.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- Nepal ranks 101st out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal 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