Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 31.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa is 31.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 31.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2014.
UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 188th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27.2% | — |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.2% | 27.2% | 29.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 29.8% | 31.5% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 31.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2014.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 188th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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