Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in World
World: Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level was 86.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in World, 2011–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in World stood at 86.8%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in World peaked at 86.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2012.
That places World 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 76.7% | — |
| 2012 | 76.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.2% | 76.5% | 82.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 84.8% | 86.8% | 5 |
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in World?
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level in World was 86.8% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2012.
- How does World rank for proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level?
- World 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 World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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