Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 93.4% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 94.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2018.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 78th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 89.9% | — |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.6% | 89.4% | 94.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 93.2% | 94.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 93.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2018.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 78th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western 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