Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 49.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 49.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 49.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2018.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 177th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 47.5% | — |
| 2016 | 47.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.9% | 46.3% | 47.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 46.9% | 49.0% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 49.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2018.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 177th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan 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