Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 36.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Western and Central, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Western and Central recorded 36.6% 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 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 36.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2015.
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 178th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30.7% | — |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.8% | 30.7% | 32.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 34.1% | 36.6% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Western and Central was 36.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2015.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 178th out of 200 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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