Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 43.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Africa, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Africa stood at 43.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 43.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2015.
That places UNICEF: Africa 154th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 39.9% | — |
| 2016 | 40.8% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 40.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 43.1% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 43.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.5% | 39.9% | 40.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 41.2% | 43.3% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Africa?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Africa was 43.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 154th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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