Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: East Asia & Pacific
WB: East Asia & Pacific: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 92.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: East Asia & Pacific, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: East Asia & Pacific stood at 92.3%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: East Asia & Pacific peaked at 92.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 2011.
WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 69th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 86.3% | — |
| 2012 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.6% | 86.3% | 91.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 91.4% | 92.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 93.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: East Asia & Pacific was 92.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 2011.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 69th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific 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