Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 99.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
99.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
26th
of 200 groups
All-time high
99.9%
in 2000
All-time low
99.7%
in 2019
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Europe and Northern America is 99.7%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 99.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2019.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 26th out of 200 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.9% | — |
| 2001 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 3 |
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 99.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 26th out of 200 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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