Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 80.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 80.7% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 80.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 2011.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 114th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 47.9% | — |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +31.4% |
| 2022 | 78.1% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.7% | 47.9% | 55.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 73.0% | 80.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 111 Micronesia, Federated States of 81.9% compare
- 112 Djibouti 81.5% compare
- 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
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 80.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 2011.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 114th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and 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