Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 55.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: Africa is 55.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 56.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2022.
UNICEF: Africa ranks 161st of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 56.2% | — |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 54.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 55.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.2% | 54.3% | 56.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 53.9% | 55.7% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Africa?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Africa was 55.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 161st out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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