Bangladesh vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity
Bangladesh
96.4%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
88.5%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
97th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
100th
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity over time
- Bangladesh
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 96.4% against 88.5% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 97th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 100th of 133 countries.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | WB: Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.4% | 85.9% | 30.6% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 87.3% | 1.9% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of primary schools with access to electricity, Bangladesh or WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Bangladesh, at 96.4% against 88.5% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to electricity between Bangladesh and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 7.9%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Bangladesh ranks 97th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 100th of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of primary 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
February 2026 Data Release