Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: World
SDG: World: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 86.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: World, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: World stood at 86.8%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: World peaked at 86.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2012.
That places SDG: World 112th 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: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 76.7% | — |
| 2012 | 76.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.2% | 76.5% | 82.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 84.8% | 86.8% | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: World
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- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 139.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: World?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: World was 86.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2012.
- How does SDG: World rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: World ranks 112th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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