Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 99.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.5%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
33rd
of 200 groups
All-time high
99.9%
in 1999
All-time low
99.5%
in 2019
Years of data
25
1999–2023
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Europe, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 99.5% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Europe peaked at 99.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 2019.
That places SDG: Europe 33rd out of 200 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 99.9% | — |
| 2000 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.5% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 4 |
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 32.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Europe?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Europe was 99.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Europe ranks 33rd out of 200 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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