Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic was 51.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 51.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 51.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2019.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 151st of 153 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 35.4% | — |
| 2016 | 35.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 42.4% | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 51.4% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.6% | 35.0% | 42.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 35.8% | 51.4% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 51.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 151st out of 153 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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