Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in India
India: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 94.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in India, 2012–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in India stood at 94.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in India peaked at 94.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62.8%, in 2012.
That places India 97th out of 119 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 62.8% | — |
| 2016 | 62.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 65.5% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 94.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.4% | 62.8% | 78.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 87.1% | 94.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 68.40 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.89 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2585 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 43.90 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.732 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.75 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in India?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in India was 94.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.8% in 2012.
- How does India rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- India ranks 97th out of 119 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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