Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in AIMS: East Asia
AIMS: East Asia: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) was 83.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in AIMS: East Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in AIMS: East Asia stood at 83.1%.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 84.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2017.
AIMS: East Asia ranks 87th of 132 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in AIMS: East Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 81.2% | — |
| 2017 | 81.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 83.1% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.7% | 81.0% | 82.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 83.1% | 84.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia
More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 88.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in AIMS: East Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in AIMS: East Asia was 83.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2017.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 87th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release