Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Eastern Asia

SDG: Eastern Asia: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 97.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
97.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
45th
of 200 groups
All-time high
97.8%
in 2024
All-time low
97.4%
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024

Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2016–2024

0204060801002016202020242016: 97.4 %2017: 97.4 %2018: 97.4 %2019: 97.6 %2020: 97.8 %2021: 97.8 %2022: 97.7 %2023: 97.8 %2024: 97.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 97.8% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 97.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2016.

SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 45th of 200 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%) in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2016 to 2024.
Year % Change
2016 97.4%
2017 97.4% +0.0%
2018 97.4% +0.0%
2019 97.6% +0.2%
2020 97.8% +0.2%
2021 97.8% +0.1%
2022 97.7% -0.1%
2023 97.8% +0.1%
2024 97.8% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 97.4% 97.4% 97.6% 4
2020s 97.8% 97.7% 97.8% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Eastern Asia?
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Eastern Asia was 97.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2016.
How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 45th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this SDG: Eastern 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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Indicator
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
333 places, 3,898 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release