Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 97.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 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: Middle East and North Africa is 97.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 97.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.4%, in 2011.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 48th of 200 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 96.4% | — |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.8% | 96.4% | 97.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.3% | 97.6% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 97.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.4% in 2011.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 48th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North 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