Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in China, People's Republic of
China, People's Republic of: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 99.1% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
72nd
of 101 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2021
All-time low
97.2%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017β2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in China, People's Republic of, 2017β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in China, People's Republic of is 99.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
That places China, People's Republic of 72nd out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.6% | 97.2% | 98.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.4% | 5 |
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More education data for China, People's Republic of
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.74 million (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.01 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in China, People's Republic of?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in China, People's Republic of was 99.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in China, People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in China, People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2017.
- How does China, People's Republic of rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- China, People's Republic of ranks 72nd out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in China, People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China, People's Republic of 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release