Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 85.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa, 2013–2024
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 is 85.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 99.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 2023.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 128th of 202 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 92.4% | — |
| 2014 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.7% | 92.4% | 99.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 84.1% | 91.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Northern Africa was 85.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 128th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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