Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 71.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.7%
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
112th
of 132 groups
All-time high
72.9%
in 2023
All-time low
68.2%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 71.7% for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 112th of 132 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 68.2% | — |
| 2018 | 70.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 71.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 72.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 71.7% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.7% | 68.2% | 70.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 71.4% | 72.9% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0903 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 71.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 2017.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 112th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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