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)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0845 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 891,267 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.89 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