Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 90.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa is 90.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 98.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 90.4%, in 2023.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 84th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 98.5% | — |
| 2010 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.5% | 98.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 94.4% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 90.4% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa was 90.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.4% in 2023.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 84th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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