Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 82.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa stood at 82.1%.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 99.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 2023.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 138th of 202 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 98.6% | — |
| 2010 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 89.2% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 91.7% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 80.7% | 89.2% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in MDG: Northern Africa was 82.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 2023.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 138th out of 202 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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