Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 84.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 84.6% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 84.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2011.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 108th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.6% | 59.0% | 73.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 78.8% | 84.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 105 Kiribati 87.6% compare
- 106 Colombia 87.6% compare
- 107 Syrian Arab Republic 86.9% compare
- 108 Marshall Islands 85.9% compare
- 109 Panama 85.2% compare
- 110 Nepal 83.3% compare
- 111 Micronesia (Federated States of) 81.9% compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 84.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2011.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 108th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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