Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 68.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
68.3%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
139th
of 200 groups
All-time high
68.3%
in 2021
All-time low
50.8%
in 2011
Years of data
11
2011–2021

Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 2011–2021

02040602011201620212011: 50.8 %2012: 51.9 %2013: 53.7 %2014: 55.6 %2015: 57.4 %2016: 59.3 %2017: 61.6 %2018: 63.6 %2019: 65.9 %2020: 67.8 %2021: 68.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 68.3% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 68.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 2011.

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 139th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 2011 to 2021.
Year % Change
2011 50.8%
2012 51.9% +2.2%
2013 53.7% +3.5%
2014 55.6% +3.5%
2015 57.4% +3.3%
2016 59.3% +3.2%
2017 61.6% +3.9%
2018 63.6% +3.3%
2019 65.9% +3.5%
2020 67.8% +3.0%
2021 68.3% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 57.7% 50.8% 65.9% 9
2020s 68.0% 67.8% 68.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 68.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 2011.
How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 139th out of 200 groups with data for 2021.
Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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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Indicator
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
333 places, 3,898 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release