Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 61.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 61.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 63.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2012.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 161st of 202 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 52.2% | — |
| 2012 | 51.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.9% | 51.9% | 63.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 60.9% | 62.5% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.684 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 61.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 161st out of 202 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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