Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 86.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 86.9%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 90.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 86.9%, in 2022.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 106th out of 200 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 90.4% | — |
| 2010 | 90.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.4% | 90.4% | 90.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 88.5% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.9% | 88.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- 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
- 108 Malawi 82.0% compare
- 109 Zimbabwe 79.0% compare
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 86.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.9% in 2022.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 106th out of 200 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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