Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 80.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia stood at 80.3%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 80.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2011.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 116th of 200 groups on this measure, 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 in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 47.0% | — |
| 2012 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 63.8% | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 80.2% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.4% | 47.0% | 63.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 71.9% | 80.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
- 113 Rwanda 80.5% compare
- 114 Zimbabwe 74.3% compare
- 115 Tanzania, United Republic of 68.0% compare
- 116 Lao People's Democratic Republic 67.0% compare
- 117 Côte d'Ivoire 66.9% compare
- 118 Gambia 57.1% compare
- 119 Senegal 56.6% compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Southern Asia was 80.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2011.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 116th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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