Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 38.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) stood at 38.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 165th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 33.0% | — |
| 2017 | 33.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.8% | 33.0% | 34.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 35.6% | 38.5% | 4 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) was 38.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2016.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) ranks 165th out of 200 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 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