Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: World
WB: World: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 86.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: World, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: World recorded 86.8% for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: World peaked at 86.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2012.
That places WB: World 115th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 76.7% | — |
| 2012 | 76.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.2% | 76.5% | 82.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 84.8% | 86.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: World
- 112 Togo 67.2% compare
- 113 Burkina Faso 44.5% compare
- 114 Niger 43.0% compare
- 115 Madagascar 40.5% compare
- 116 Liberia 37.6% compare
- 117 Cameroon 36.3% compare
- 118 Sierra Leone 35.6% compare
More education data for WB: World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3118 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 139.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: World?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: World was 86.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: World?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2012.
- How does WB: World rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- WB: World ranks 115th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in WB: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: World 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