Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 59.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2017–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) is 59.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
That places ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 151st out of 200 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 53.4% | — |
| 2018 | 53.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.9% | 53.2% | 55.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 58.5% | 59.3% | 3 |
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.66 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5935 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.26 million (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 59.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2018.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 151st out of 200 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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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February 2026 Data Release