Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 88.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 88.6% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 88.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2010.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 94th out of 200 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 85.1% | — |
| 2010 | 85.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.1% | 85.1% | 85.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 85.1% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 86.7% | 88.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 88.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2010.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 94th out of 200 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 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