Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 79.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
79.2%
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
141st
of 202 groups
All-time high
84.0%
in 2010
All-time low
79.2%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2009–2020

Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2009–2020

0204060802009201420202009: 83.6 %2010: 84 %2016: 80 %2017: 79.6 %2018: 79.7 %2019: 79.9 %2020: 79.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 79.2% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 84.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 2020.

That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 141st out of 202 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2009 to 2020.
Year % Change
2009 83.6%
2010 84.0% +0.5%
2016 80.0% -4.8%
2017 79.6% -0.4%
2018 79.7% +0.2%
2019 79.9% +0.2%
2020 79.2% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 83.6% 83.6% 83.6% 1
2010s 80.6% 79.6% 84.0% 5
2020s 79.2% 79.2% 79.2% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 79.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2020.
How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 141st out of 202 groups with data for 2020.
Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 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