Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) was 97.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Eastern Asia is 97.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 97.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 95.2%, in 2017.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 45th of 132 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%) in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 95.2% | — |
| 2017 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.5% | 95.2% | 96.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.0% | 97.7% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 56.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 119.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7719 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in SDG: Eastern Asia was 97.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 2017.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 45th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release