Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) was 62.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 2011–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 62.6% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 62.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2011.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 141st 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 (%) (primary) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 39.7% | — |
| 2012 | 41.8% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.7% | 39.7% | 59.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 62.2% | 62.6% | 2 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 62.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2011.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 141st out of 200 groups with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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