SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
93.4%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
100.0%
in 2023
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
78th
Sri Lanka rank
80th

Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity over time

  • SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
  • Sri Lanka
020406080100201220182024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 100.0% against 93.4% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 6.6%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 80th of 200 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 91.0% 97.6% 6.6% Sri Lanka
2020s 93.7% 99.6% 5.9% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity, SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 100.0% against 93.4% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity between SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and Sri Lanka?
6.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and Sri Lanka?
8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 80th of 200 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
319 places, 3,661 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release