Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 87.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 87.2% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 87.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2012.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 99th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 62.8% | — |
| 2012 | 62.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.2% | 62.7% | 68.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 83.1% | 87.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 87.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 99th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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