Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 92.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries is 92.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries peaked at 92.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 85.9%, in 2011.
UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 79th 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 UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 85.9% | — |
| 2012 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.3% | 85.9% | 90.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 91.2% | 92.1% | 5 |
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All data for UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries was 92.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.9% in 2011.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries ranks 79th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme 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