Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 88.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Latin America, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Latin America stood at 88.1%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Latin America peaked at 88.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2010.
MDG: Latin America ranks 102nd of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 84.4% | — |
| 2010 | 84.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4% | 84.4% | 84.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 84.4% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 86.2% | 88.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Latin America?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Latin America was 88.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 2010.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 102nd out of 200 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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