Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 75.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 75.6% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 75.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 2012.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 130th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 60.5% | — |
| 2012 | 60.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 63.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 71.8% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 75.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.2% | 60.3% | 68.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 71.7% | 75.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 127 Burkina Faso 28.5% compare
- 128 Liberia 24.3% compare
- 129 Sierra Leone 16.8% compare
- 130 Madagascar 11.9% compare
- 131 Burundi 8.7% compare
- 132 Niger 7.5% compare
- 133 Chad 1.2% compare
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- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 75.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 130th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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