Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South 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
62nd
of 153 groups
All-time high
92.4%
in 2024
All-time low
83.2%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2018–2024
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: South Asia, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: South Asia recorded 92.4% for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 62nd of 153 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 84.8% | — |
| 2020 | 83.2% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 92.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.8% | 84.8% | 84.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 83.2% | 92.4% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2020.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 62nd out of 153 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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