Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 37.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 37.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 44.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 2021.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 197th out of 202 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 41.4% | — |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 37.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.8% | 39.3% | 44.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 35.9% | 38.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.5 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 37.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 2021.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 197th out of 202 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release