Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 92.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
92.4%
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
64th
of 153 groups
All-time high
92.4%
in 2024
All-time low
81.4%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 92.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 64th out of 153 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 84.6% | — |
| 2019 | 81.4% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 88.6% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 92.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.0% | 81.4% | 84.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 83.1% | 92.4% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 57.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 92.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 64th out of 153 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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