Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 98.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Western Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Western Asia stood at 98.5%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.1%, in 2012.
That places SDG: Western Asia 44th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 98.1% | — |
| 2013 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.2% | 98.1% | 98.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 98.2% | 98.5% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1276 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Western Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Western Asia was 98.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 44th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: 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