Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing was 85.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries is 85.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 86.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.3%, in 2018.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 94th out of 153 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 84.0% | — |
| 2017 | 83.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 83.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 85.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.6% | 83.3% | 84.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 84.1% | 86.6% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.25 million (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 85.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 94th out of 153 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release