Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie in South Asia
South Asia: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie was 84.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie in South Asia, 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie in South Asia stood at 84.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.1% on the previous year and up 42.3% 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 upper secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie in South Asia?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie in South Asia was 84.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2015.
- How does South Asia rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing facilitie?
- South Asia ranks 13th out of 19 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 upper secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/