Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in India
India: Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level was 94.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in India, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
India recorded 94.8% for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in India peaked at 94.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62.8%, in 2012.
That places India 92nd out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 62.8% | — |
| 2016 | 62.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 65.5% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 94.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.4% | 62.8% | 78.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 87.1% | 94.8% | 6 |
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More education data for India
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 60.33 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -8.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 65.78 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -9.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0449 units per person (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in India?
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in India was 94.8% in 2025, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.8% in 2012.
- How does India rank for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level?
- India ranks 92nd out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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