Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 38.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) is 38.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over five years.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 164th out of 200 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 35.5% | — |
| 2016 | 36.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | +3.3% |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 38.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2015.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 164th out of 200 groups with data for 2019.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 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