Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 88.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 88.9%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 88.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 2015.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 90th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 87.7% | — |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 88.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.0% | 87.7% | 88.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 88.2% | 88.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 88.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 2015.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 90th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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