Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 45.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend recorded 45.1% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 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: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 46.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 2021.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 182nd out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 46.6% | — |
| 2016 | 46.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 44.9% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.6% | 43.7% | 46.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 42.8% | 45.1% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9258 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 70.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 45.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 2021.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 182nd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 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