Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 86.0%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 86.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 2012.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 123rd of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 59.9% | — |
| 2012 | 59.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.6% | 59.8% | 74.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 81.4% | 86.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 86.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 123rd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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