Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 86.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 86.5% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 89.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 2018.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 120th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 81.3% | — |
| 2016 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 79.8% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.5% | 79.8% | 89.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 86.1% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa was 86.5% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 2018.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 120th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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