Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 44.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 44.6% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 44.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2019.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 151st out of 200 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 41.0% | — |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 41.6% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.1% | 39.9% | 42.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 40.7% | 44.6% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 44.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 151st out of 200 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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