Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 40.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 40.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 45.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2021.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 189th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 45.3% | — |
| 2015 | 45.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 40.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.5% | 39.8% | 45.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 37.5% | 40.6% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 40.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2021.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 189th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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