Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Southern Asia, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Southern Asia stood at 86.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 88.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 2012.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 121st of 202 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 77.8% | — |
| 2012 | 76.4% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 88.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.9% | 76.4% | 85.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 86.0% | 88.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
- 118 Niger 77.9% compare
- 119 Egypt 66.8% compare
- 120 Madagascar 65.8% compare
- 121 Côte d'Ivoire 56.2% compare
- 122 Sierra Leone 49.2% compare
- 123 Liberia 48.2% compare
- 124 Burkina Faso 44.9% compare
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Southern Asia was 86.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 2012.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 121st out of 202 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern 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