Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 80.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 80.7% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 80.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2011.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 115th 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 in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 48.1% | — |
| 2012 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 72.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 78.1% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.4% | 48.1% | 64.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 72.5% | 80.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 112 Djibouti 81.5% compare
- 113 Rwanda 80.5% compare
- 114 Zimbabwe 74.3% compare
- 115 Tanzania, United Republic of 68.0% compare
- 116 Lao People's Democratic Republic 67.0% compare
- 117 Côte d'Ivoire 66.9% compare
- 118 Gambia 57.1% compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 80.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2011.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 115th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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