Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 86.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Southern Asia, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Southern Asia recorded 86.6% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 86.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 2012.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 116th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 61.5% | — |
| 2012 | 61.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 61.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.6% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.2% | 61.3% | 75.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 82.3% | 86.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
- 113 Burkina Faso 44.5% compare
- 114 Niger 43.0% compare
- 115 Madagascar 40.5% compare
- 116 Liberia 37.6% compare
- 117 Cameroon 36.3% compare
- 118 Sierra Leone 35.6% compare
- 119 Chad 7.8% compare
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Southern Asia was 86.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 116th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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