Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 88.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 88.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 88.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.9%, in 2015.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 103rd out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 86.9% | — |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.4% | 86.9% | 87.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 87.5% | 88.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 88.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.9% in 2015.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 103rd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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