Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 43.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Least Developed Countries stood at 43.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 43.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2012.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 159th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 32.3% | — |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 42.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 43.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.8% | 32.3% | 40.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 41.5% | 43.1% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 43.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 159th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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