Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 36.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 36.9% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 36.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 2019.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 172nd of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 35.3% | — |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 35.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 36.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.6% | 34.5% | 36.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 35.1% | 36.9% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 36.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 2019.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 172nd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release