Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 94.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) stood at 94.2%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 94.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 92.8%, in 2004.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 54th of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 92.8% | — |
| 2005 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.9% | 92.8% | 93.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 93.1% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 93.7% | 94.2% | 4 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.57 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 290,219 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.39 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.31 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 94.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.8% in 2004.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 54th out of 148 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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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February 2026 Data Release