Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 36.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan 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: Sub-saharan Africa is 36.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 36.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2015.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 180th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 32.4% | — |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.0% | 32.4% | 33.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 34.0% | 36.3% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 36.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2015.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 180th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan 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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February 2026 Data Release