Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 81.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
81.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
113th
of 200 groups
All-time high
81.1%
in 2019
All-time low
72.4%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2016–2020
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2016–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 81.0%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over five years.
That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 113th out of 200 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 72.4% | — |
| 2017 | 75.2% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.7% | 72.4% | 81.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 81.0% | 81.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 110 Nepal 83.3% compare
- 111 Micronesia, Federated States of 81.9%
- 112 Djibouti 81.5% compare
- 113 Rwanda 80.5% compare
- 114 Zimbabwe 74.3% compare
- 115 Tanzania, United Republic of 68.0% compare
- 116 Lao People's Democratic Republic 67.0% compare
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
All data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 81.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 2016.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 113th out of 200 groups with data for 2020.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 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