Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 96.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) is 96.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 96.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 93.7%, in 1999.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 49th out of 132 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 93.7% | — |
| 2000 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.7% | 93.7% | 93.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 93.7% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 93.9% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.3% | 96.6% | 4 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.57 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 290,219 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.39 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.31 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 96.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 49th out of 132 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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