Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 92.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 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: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 92.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 98.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 92.1%, in 2023.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 80th out of 202 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 96.3% | — |
| 2012 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 94.4% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 92.1% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 92.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.5% | 95.6% | 98.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 92.1% | 95.2% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 92.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.1% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 80th out of 202 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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