Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing was 84.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) stood at 84.5%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 86.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 2017.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 97th out of 148 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 82.4% | — |
| 2017 | 80.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 85.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.7% | 80.9% | 82.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 83.1% | 86.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 84.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 2017.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 97th out of 148 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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