Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 51.4% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2015β2024
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.
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
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release