Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 86.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: South Asia, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: South Asia recorded 86.3% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: South Asia peaked at 86.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2011.
WB: South Asia ranks 106th 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: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 45.5% | — |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 47.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 51.8% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 65.9% | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.9% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.6% | 45.5% | 65.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 76.0% | 86.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: South Asia?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in WB: South Asia was 86.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2011.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- WB: South Asia ranks 106th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: South 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release