Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 86.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Latin America & 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean is 86.9%, 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 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 90.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 86.9%, in 2022.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean 110th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 90.4% | — |
| 2010 | 90.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.4% | 90.4% | 90.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 88.5% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.9% | 88.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,755 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean was 86.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.9% in 2022.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 110th out of 200 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & 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