Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level was 99.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Australia and New Zealand is 99.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 99.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 2020.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 84th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.6% | — |
| 2001 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More education data for Australia and New Zealand
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 9.3% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.07 (2024)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 63.0% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 98.2% (2022)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 99.6% (2022)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 97.2% (2022)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 99.4% (2022)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 99.6% (2022)
- Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level 98.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Australia and New Zealand?
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Australia and New Zealand was 99.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 2020.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 84th out of 124 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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