Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level was 86.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Southern Asia, 2011–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 86.6% for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Southern Asia peaked at 86.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 2012.
Southern Asia ranks 16th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 61.5% | — |
| 2012 | 61.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 61.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.6% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.2% | 61.3% | 75.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 82.3% | 86.6% | 5 |
More education data for Southern Asia
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services 12.0% (2024)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 25.8% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 0.876 ratio (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 ratio (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 54.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 89.1% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 49.2% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 90.4% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 88.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Southern Asia?
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Southern Asia was 86.6% 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 2012.
- How does Southern Asia rank for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level?
- Southern Asia ranks 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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