Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 33.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 33.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 35.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2019.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 185th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 32.3% | — |
| 2015 | 33.6% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 32.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 33.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.3% | 31.4% | 35.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 32.0% | 33.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 33.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2019.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 185th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release