Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education was 97.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
10th
of 19 groups
All-time high
97.3%
in 2023
All-time low
96.0%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Eastern Asia, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Eastern Asia is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Eastern Asia peaked at 97.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2017.
Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 96.1% | — |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.2% | 96.0% | 96.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.9% | 97.3% | 5 |
More education data for Eastern Asia
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.3% (2023)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 10.6% (2025)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 28.9% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.8742 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 98.8% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.07 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 93.4% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 97.6% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 94.9% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 97.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education in Eastern Asia was 97.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2017.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education?
- Eastern Asia ranks 10th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education level (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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