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

Latest (2024)
54.2%
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
177th
of 202 groups
All-time high
58.6%
in 2016
All-time low
53.5%
in 2021
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2014–2024

02040602014201920242014: 55.8 %2015: 57 %2016: 58.6 %2017: 57.9 %2018: 56.5 %2019: 55.1 %2020: 54.3 %2021: 53.5 %2022: 54 %2023: 55.1 %2024: 54.2 %

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

Annual values for Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2014 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 56.8% 55.1% 58.6% 6
2020s 54.2% 53.5% 55.1% 5

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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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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