Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: World
SDG: World: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 78.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: World, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: World recorded 78.1% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: World peaked at 78.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 2012.
SDG: World ranks 124th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 64.4% | — |
| 2012 | 64.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 66.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.9% | 64.3% | 71.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 74.7% | 78.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 139.06 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: World?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in SDG: World was 78.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 2012.
- How does SDG: World rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: World ranks 124th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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