Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 75.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 75.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 75.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2012.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 129th 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 50.6% | — |
| 2012 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 53.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 57.5% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 63.9% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 69.8% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.5% | 50.6% | 63.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 69.8% | 75.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- 126 Benin 33.7% compare
- 127 Burkina Faso 28.5% compare
- 128 Liberia 24.3% compare
- 129 Sierra Leone 16.8% compare
- 130 Madagascar 11.9% compare
- 131 Burundi 8.7% compare
- 132 Niger 7.5% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 75.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 129th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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