Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 98.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Eswatini, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Eswatini is 98.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Eswatini peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 93.2%, in 2022.
Eswatini ranks 88th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 96.0% | — |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.9% | 96.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 93.2% | 98.8% | 2 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0994 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Eswatini?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Eswatini was 98.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.2% in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Eswatini ranks 88th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release