Gambia vs SDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity
Gambia
57.1%
in 2025
SDG: Southern Asia
80.3%
in 2024
Gambia rank
118th
SDG: Southern Asia rank
116th
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity over time
- Gambia
- SDG: Southern Asia
How they compare
SDG: Southern Asia currently reports 80.3% against 57.1% in Gambia, a difference of 23.2%.
That makes SDG: Southern Asia's figure about 1.4 times Gambia's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, SDG: Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 118th and SDG: Southern Asia ranks 116th of 133 countries.
SDG: Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | SDG: Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.1% | 53.4% | 20.3% | SDG: Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 76.5% | 31.7% | SDG: Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of primary schools with access to electricity, Gambia or SDG: Southern Asia?
- SDG: Southern Asia, at 80.3% against 57.1% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of primary schools with access to electricity between Gambia and SDG: Southern Asia?
- 23.2%, with SDG: Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and SDG: Southern Asia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and SDG: Southern Asia rank globally for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Gambia ranks 118th and SDG: Southern Asia ranks 116th 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