Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 64.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 64.2% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 64.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 2011.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 140th 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 MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 52.5% | — |
| 2012 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 62.8% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 63.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.4% | 52.5% | 61.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 62.8% | 64.2% | 4 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 64.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2011.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 140th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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