Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities was 82.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) is 82.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 83.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2017.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 89th of 132 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 80.7% | — |
| 2017 | 80.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.1% | 80.5% | 82.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 82.4% | 83.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 82.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2017.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 89th out of 132 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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