Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 88.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 88.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 96.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 84.9%, in 2023.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 101st out of 202 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 93.3% | — |
| 2015 | 92.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.4% | 92.9% | 96.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 84.9% | 92.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 88.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.9% in 2023.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 101st out of 202 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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