Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level was 100.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
1st
of 20 groups
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
99.9%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2014–2020
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Europe and Northern America, 2014–2020
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 Europe and Northern America is 100.0%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Europe and Northern America ranks 1st of 20 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 99.9% | — |
| 2015 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
- 1 Albania 100.0%
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Anguilla 100.0% compare
- 1 Armenia 100.0%
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Azerbaijan 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 1 Belarus 100.0% compare
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
- 1 British Virgin Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 100.0% compare
- 1 Cabo Verde 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Czechia 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 1 Estonia 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 Georgia 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Grenada 100.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Israel 100.0% compare
- 1 Italy 100.0%
- 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Lebanon 100.0% compare
- 1 Lithuania 100.0%
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 1 Malaysia 100.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 100.0% compare
- 1 Mauritius 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 Mongolia 100.0% compare
- 1 Montserrat 100.0% compare
- 1 Naoero 100.0%
- 1 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Niue 100.0% compare
- 1 Norway 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Palau 100.0%
- 1 Poland 100.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
- 1 Samoa 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0%
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 Seychelles 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovakia 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 State of Palestine 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% compare
- 1 Tokelau 100.0%
- 1 Tonga 100.0%
- 1 Tunisia 100.0%
- 1 Türkiye 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0%
- 1 Tuvalu 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0%
- 1 Uruguay 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0%
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 100.0% compare
- 1 Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Türkiye 100.0% compare
More education data for Europe and Northern America
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 10.7% (2022)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 11.4% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.08 (2024)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 63.9% (2024)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1.01 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 99.9% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 99.6% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 99.1% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 99.8% (2020)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 100.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Europe and Northern America was 100.0% in 2020, 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 Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2019.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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