Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 75.0% in 2019. β² Rising
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 2015β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) is 75.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.3% on the previous year and up 60.2% over five years.
More reference data data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.02 years (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 16.19 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 17.64 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.98 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 98.2% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.72 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.04 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.64 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 75.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2016.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2019.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary 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/