Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic in SDG: World
SDG: World: Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic was 83.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: World, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: World is 83.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: World peaked at 83.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 2019.
SDG: World ranks 99th of 153 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of upper … upper Proportion handwashing facilities basic in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 79.8% | — |
| 2017 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 83.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.0% | 79.3% | 81.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 80.0% | 83.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 780.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 376.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: World?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in SDG: World was 83.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 2019.
- How does SDG: World rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- SDG: World ranks 99th out of 153 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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