Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) was 72.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 72.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 72.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2011.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 137th 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 15 years of available data.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 46.8% | — |
| 2011 | 46.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 49.7% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 54.5% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 67.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.6% | 46.0% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 66.5% | 72.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 72.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2011.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 137th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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