Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 49.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 49.1% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 49.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 2019.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 176th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 48.3% | — |
| 2016 | 48.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 47.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 46.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 49.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.5% | 46.8% | 48.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 47.0% | 49.1% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 49.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 2019.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 176th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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