Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) 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.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 59.0% | — |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 61.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 62.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
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)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (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