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

Latest (2024)
86.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
120th
of 200 groups
All-time high
89.1%
in 2019
All-time low
79.8%
in 2018
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa, 2015–2024

0204060802015201920242015: 81.3 %2016: 81.6 %2017: 80.5 %2018: 79.8 %2019: 89.1 %2020: 88 %2021: 86.7 %2022: 86.5 %2023: 86.1 %2024: 86.5 %

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

Annual values for Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity (%) in SDG: Northern Africa, 2015 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 82.5% 79.8% 89.1% 5
2020s 86.8% 86.1% 88.0% 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa

  1. 117 Cameroon 36.3% compare
  2. 118 Sierra Leone 35.6% compare
  3. 119 Chad 7.8% compare

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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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Indicator
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
319 places, 3,661 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release