Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 38.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
38.5%
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
165th
of 200 groups
All-time high
38.5%
in 2023
All-time low
33.0%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) is 38.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 165th out of 200 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.8% | 33.0% | 34.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 35.6% | 38.5% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 38.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2016.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 165th out of 200 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release