Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 48.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 48.6% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 48.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2019.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 179th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 47.5% | — |
| 2016 | 47.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.8% | 46.0% | 47.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 46.3% | 48.6% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 48.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2019.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 179th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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