Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 55.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 55.2% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 59.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 2021.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 176th of 202 groups on this measure, 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: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 57.3% | — |
| 2015 | 58.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 55.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.1% | 56.4% | 59.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 54.4% | 55.6% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 55.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 2021.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 176th out of 202 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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