Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 54.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 54.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 58.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 2021.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 177th 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 55.8% | — |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 54.3% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 53.5% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 54.2% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.8% | 55.1% | 58.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.5% | 55.1% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 54.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 2021.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 177th out of 202 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa 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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February 2026 Data Release