Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 59.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2017–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) is 59.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 151st of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 53.4% | — |
| 2018 | 53.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 58.5% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.9% | 53.2% | 55.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 58.5% | 59.3% | 3 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 59.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 151st out of 200 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 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