Percentage of primary schools with toilets in China
China: Percentage of primary schools with toilets was 99.11 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.11
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
66th
of 91 countries
All-time high
99.55
in 2021
All-time low
98.56
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Percentage of primary schools with toilets in China, 2016–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of primary schools with toilets in China stood at 99.11.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of primary schools with toilets in China peaked at 99.55 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 98.56, in 2016.
China ranks 66th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of primary schools with toilets in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 98.56 | — |
| 2017 | 98.98 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 99.36 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.49 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.52 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.55 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.29 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.18 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.11 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.1 | 98.56 | 99.49 | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.33 | 99.11 | 99.55 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of primary schools with toilets in China?
- Percentage of primary schools with toilets in China was 99.11 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest percentage of primary schools with toilets recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 99.55 in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of primary schools with toilets recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.56 in 2016.
- How does China rank for percentage of primary schools with toilets?
- China ranks 66th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of primary schools with toilets rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of primary schools with toilets. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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