Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 98.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Eastern Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia recorded 98.5% for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 98.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 97.6%, in 2017.
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 40th of 148 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 97.6% | — |
| 2017 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.6% | 98.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.7% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 42.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 60.05 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in MDG: Eastern Asia was 98.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.6% in 2017.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 40th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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