Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 63.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2015–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa is 63.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 147th out of 200 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 58.2% | — |
| 2016 | 58.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 60.7% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.4% | 58.2% | 58.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 60.7% | 63.4% | 2 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 63.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 2017.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 147th out of 200 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release