Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 92.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 92.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 92.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.9%, in 2011.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 68th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 91.9% | — |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.3% | 91.9% | 92.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 92.3% | 92.7% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 92.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.9% in 2011.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 68th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western 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: Northern Africa and Western 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