Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level was 87.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Central and Southern Asia, 2011–2024
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 Central and Southern Asia is 87.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 87.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2012.
Central and Southern Asia ranks 13th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 62.8% | — |
| 2012 | 62.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.2% | 62.7% | 68.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 83.1% | 87.2% | 4 |
More education data for Central and Southern Asia
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 16.4% (2024)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 25.5% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.8759 (2024)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 48.7% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.02 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 56.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 89.5% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 50.8% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 90.8% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 88.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Central and Southern Asia?
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Central and Southern Asia was 87.2% in 2024, 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 Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 2012.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia 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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