Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in China
China: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 99.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
77th
of 106 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2021
All-time low
97.2%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in China, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 99.1% for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
That places China 77th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 97.2% | — |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 99.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.8%, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- China's 99.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.6% | 97.2% | 98.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More education data for China
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.41 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,020 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.36 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 97.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 108.57 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9587 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0771 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in China?
- Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in China was 99.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2017.
- How does China rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- China ranks 77th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education level (%).