Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 89.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
89.1%
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
93rd
of 202 groups
All-time high
91.6%
in 2010
All-time low
86.9%
in 2022
Years of data
15
2009–2023

Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 2009–2023

0204060801002009201620232009: 91.3 %2010: 91.6 %2011: 91.2 %2012: 90.6 %2013: 90.3 %2014: 90 %2015: 89.8 %2016: 89.6 %2017: 89.4 %2018: 89.1 %2019: 89.4 %2020: 88.5 %2021: 87.5 %2022: 86.9 %2023: 89.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) stood at 89.1%.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 91.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 86.9%, in 2022.

That places ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 93rd out of 202 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year

Annual values for Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 2009 to 2023.
Year % Change
2009 91.3%
2010 91.6% +0.3%
2011 91.2% -0.5%
2012 90.6% -0.6%
2013 90.3% -0.3%
2014 90.0% -0.3%
2015 89.8% -0.3%
2016 89.6% -0.2%
2017 89.4% -0.3%
2018 89.1% -0.4%
2019 89.4% +0.3%
2020 88.5% -0.9%
2021 87.5% -1.2%
2022 86.9% -0.6%
2023 89.1% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91.3% 91.3% 91.3% 1
2010s 90.1% 89.1% 91.6% 10
2020s 88.0% 86.9% 89.1% 4

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

  1. 90 Indonesia 99.4% compare
  2. 91 Bangladesh 98.8% compare
  3. 92 Morocco 98.8% compare
  4. 93 Ecuador 98.3% compare
  5. 94 Eswatini 98.2% compare
  6. 95 Namibia 97.9% compare
  7. 96 Zimbabwe 97.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 89.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
The lowest recorded value was 86.9% in 2022.
How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 93rd out of 202 groups with data for 2023.
Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 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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Indicator
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
328 places, 3,788 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release