Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 28.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
28.6%
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
191st
of 200 groups
All-time high
28.6%
in 2024
All-time low
25.7%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2015–2024

01020302015201920242015: 25.7 %2016: 25.7 %2017: 26.2 %2018: 26.4 %2019: 26.9 %2020: 27.5 %2021: 27.6 %2022: 28.1 %2023: 28.4 %2024: 28.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) is 28.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 28.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2015.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 191st out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2015 to 2024.
Year % Change
2015 25.7%
2016 25.7% +0.3%
2017 26.2% +1.8%
2018 26.4% +0.6%
2019 26.9% +2.0%
2020 27.5% +2.0%
2021 27.6% +0.7%
2022 28.1% +1.7%
2023 28.4% +0.9%
2024 28.6% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 26.2% 25.7% 26.9% 5
2020s 28.0% 27.5% 28.6% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 28.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2015.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 191st out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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