Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie in South Asia
South Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie was 83.8% in 2019. β² Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie in South Asia, 2015β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie in South Asia is 83.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.4% on the previous year and up 63.7% over five years.
More reference data data for South Asia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 102.17 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 246.03 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 247.05 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.19 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 33.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 17.64 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.06 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.98 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 98.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie in South Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie in South Asia was 83.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2016.
- How does South Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie?
- South Asia ranks 10th out of 15 groups with data for 2019.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of schools by level of education (primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) with access to the given facility or service. The value is calculated as the number of schools in a given level of education with access to the relevant facilities expressed as a percentage of all schools at that level of education. Basic handwashing facilities are defined as functional handwashing facilities, with soap and water available to all girls and boys. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/