Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 87.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 87.1%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 90.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 87.1%, in 2022.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 101st 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: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 90.6% | — |
| 2010 | 90.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.6% | 90.6% | 90.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 88.6% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 87.1% | 88.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 87.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.1% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 101st out of 200 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 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