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
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 2015–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.2% | 25.7% | 26.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 27.5% | 28.6% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
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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February 2026 Data Release