Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level was 49.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 49.0% for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 49.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2018.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 47.5% | — |
| 2016 | 47.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.9% | 46.3% | 47.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 46.9% | 49.0% | 5 |
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in Sub-Saharan Africa was 49.0% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2018.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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