Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Europe & Central Asia
WB: Europe & Central Asia: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 99.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
29th
of 200 groups
All-time high
99.9%
in 2000
All-time low
99.6%
in 2019
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Europe & Central Asia stood at 99.6%.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 99.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.6%, in 2019.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia 29th out of 200 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.9% | — |
| 2001 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 4 |
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Europe & Central Asia was 99.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.6% in 2019.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 29th out of 200 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia 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