Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 57.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 57.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 57.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2011.
That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 143rd 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 13 years of available data.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 42.9% | — |
| 2012 | 43.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 51.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 56.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 57.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.5% | 42.9% | 54.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 56.0% | 57.5% | 4 |
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 57.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2011.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 143rd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia 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