Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 73.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
73.5%
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
130th
of 153 groups
All-time high
73.5%
in 2023
All-time low
71.1%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2016–2023
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 73.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 130th of 153 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 71.6% | — |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.9% | 71.6% | 72.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 71.1% | 73.5% | 3 |
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5697 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 73.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 130th out of 153 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 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