Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 98.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa stood at 98.7%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 98.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 2012.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 40th of 200 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 97.5% | — |
| 2013 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.5% | 98.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.4% | 98.7% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa was 98.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2012.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 40th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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