Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 89.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa, 2015–2024
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 is 89.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 89.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 2022.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 84th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 88.4% | — |
| 2016 | 88.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.5% | 88.3% | 88.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 88.3% | 89.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa was 89.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 2022.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 84th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release