Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 66.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 66.8%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 66.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 2012.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 144th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 55.3% | — |
| 2012 | 54.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 59.8% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 63.8% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.5% | 54.4% | 64.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 66.0% | 66.8% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 66.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 2012.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 144th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding 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