Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 49.0% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 49.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 2018.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 178th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 47.5% | — |
| 2016 | 47.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.8% | 46.2% | 47.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 46.8% | 49.0% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UIS: 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 UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 2018.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 178th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in UIS: 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 UIS: 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