Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 89.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 89.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 89.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 86.5%, in 2010.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 83rd out of 200 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 86.6% | — |
| 2010 | 86.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 89.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.6% | 86.6% | 86.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 86.5% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 88.9% | 89.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 89.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5% in 2010.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd out of 200 groups with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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