Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 87.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 87.1% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 87.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2012.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 102nd 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 62.4% | — |
| 2012 | 62.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.2% | 62.3% | 76.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 82.8% | 87.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 99 Nepal 94.1% compare
- 100 Costa Rica 93.1% compare
- 101 Argentina 93.0% compare
- 102 Panama 90.3% compare
- 103 Rwanda 90.3% compare
- 104 Lao People's Democratic Republic 87.6% compare
- 105 Côte d'Ivoire 85.6% compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 87.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 102nd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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