Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 87.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Latin America, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America recorded 87.0% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Latin America peaked at 90.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 2022.
MDG: Latin America ranks 104th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 90.5% | — |
| 2010 | 90.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5% | 90.5% | 90.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 88.5% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 87.0% | 88.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 101 Argentina 93.0% compare
- 102 Panama 90.3%
- 103 Rwanda 90.3% compare
- 104 Lao People's Democratic Republic 87.6% compare
- 105 Côte d'Ivoire 85.6% compare
- 106 Egypt 83.7% compare
- 107 Micronesia, Federated States of 83.0% compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3227 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4791 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Latin America?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Latin America was 87.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 2022.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 104th out of 200 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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