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

Latest (2024)
48.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
179th
of 200 groups
All-time high
48.6%
in 2024
All-time low
46.0%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2015–2024

010203040502015201920242015: 47.5 %2016: 47.3 %2017: 46.9 %2018: 46.5 %2019: 46 %2020: 47.1 %2021: 46.3 %2022: 47.3 %2023: 48.3 %2024: 48.6 %

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

Annual values for Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity (%) in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2015 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 46.8% 46.0% 47.5% 5
2020s 47.5% 46.3% 48.6% 5

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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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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