Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%) by country
Countries reporting
125
Highest
100.0%
Albania
Lowest
7.8%
Chad
Median
100.0%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
1,598
What the numbers show
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%) is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Albania; the lowest is 7.8% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 94.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 651.2%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 37.5%).
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 100.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lebanon | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nauru | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 100.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tonga | 100.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 1 | Tunisia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkey | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Anguilla | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cabo Verde | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | State of Palestine | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Türkiye | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei Darussalam | 100.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Naoero | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 100.0% | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 83 | Thailand | 99.9% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 84 | Chile | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 85 | Australia and New Zealand | 99.6% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 86 | China | 99.4% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 87 | Indonesia | 99.3% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 98.7% | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 89 | Morocco | 98.7% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 90 | Brazil | 98.3% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 91 | Eswatini | 98.2% | 2023 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 92 | Ukraine | 98.0% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 93 | Philippines | 97.2% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 94 | Mexico | 96.6% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 95 | Namibia | 96.5% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 96 | Ecuador | 95.9% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 97 | Vietnam | 95.7% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 97 | Viet Nam | 95.7% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 99 | Peru | 95.4% | 2024 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 100 | Djibouti | 95.1% | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 101 | India | 94.8% | 2025 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 102 | Colombia | 94.6% | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 103 | Nepal | 94.1% | 2025 | up 651.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 93.1% | 2020 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 105 | Argentina | 93.0% | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 106 | Panama | 90.3% | 2024 | up 15.6% | flat |
| 107 | Rwanda | 90.3% | 2024 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 108 | Laos | 87.6% | 2022 | up 123.5% | rising |
| 108 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 87.6% | 2022 | up 123.5% | rising |
| 110 | Cote d'Ivoire | 85.6% | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 110 | Côte d'Ivoire | 85.6% | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 112 | Egypt | 83.7% | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 113 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 83.0% | 2024 | up 147.1% | rising |
| 114 | Malawi | 82.0% | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 79.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 116 | Kiribati | 77.4% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 117 | Gambia | 73.5% | 2025 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 118 | Togo | 67.2% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 119 | Burkina Faso | 44.5% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 120 | Niger | 43.0% | 2024 | up 296.9% | rising |
| 121 | Madagascar | 40.5% | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 122 | Liberia | 37.6% | 2022 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 123 | Cameroon | 36.3% | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 124 | Sierra Leone | 35.6% | 2024 | up 131.4% | rising |
| 125 | Chad | 7.8% | 2024 | down 29.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Northern America 100.0%
- Central Asia 100.0%
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 100.0%
- Europe and Northern America 100.0%
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 100.0%
- Europe 100.0%
- Eastern Asia 98.8%
- Western Asia 98.5%
- Oceania 98.2%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 97.4%
- South-eastern Asia 96.3%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 93.4%
- Central and Southern Asia 87.2%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 86.9%
- World 86.8%
- Southern Asia 86.6%
- Northern Africa 86.5%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 75.1%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 56.4%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 49.0%