Panama vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities
Panama
87.3%
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
82.4%
in 2024
Panama rank
89th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
89th
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities over time
- Panama
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Panama currently reports 87.3% against 82.4% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2019 it was WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
Panama ranks 89th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 89th of 106 countries.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.2% | 82.1% | 28.8% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 83.0% | 24.1% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities, Panama or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Panama, at 87.3% against 82.4% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities between Panama and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 4.9%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Panama and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- Panama ranks 89th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 89th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release