Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) was 75.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Developing Regions, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 75.4%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 75.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 2012.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 131st 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 14 years of available data.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) (primary) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 59.9% | — |
| 2012 | 59.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 62.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.8% | 59.9% | 68.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.5% | 71.5% | 75.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Developing Regions was 75.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 2012.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 131st out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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