Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 49.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
49.1%
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
173rd
of 200 groups
All-time high
49.1%
in 2024
All-time low
46.8%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2015–2024

010203040502015201920242015: 48.3 %2016: 48 %2017: 47.6 %2018: 47.1 %2019: 46.8 %2020: 47.8 %2021: 47 %2022: 47.9 %2023: 48.7 %2024: 49.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 49.1%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 49.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 2019.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 173rd of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity (%) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2015 to 2024.
Year % Change
2015 48.3%
2016 48.0% -0.6%
2017 47.6% -0.9%
2018 47.1% -0.9%
2019 46.8% -0.8%
2020 47.8% +2.2%
2021 47.0% -1.8%
2022 47.9% +1.9%
2023 48.7% +1.8%
2024 49.1% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 47.6% 46.8% 48.3% 5
2020s 48.1% 47.0% 49.1% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 49.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 2019.
How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 173rd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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