Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 53.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 53.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 58.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 2021.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 180th of 202 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 56.6% | — |
| 2015 | 57.6% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 54.4% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.6% | 54.6% | 58.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 52.8% | 54.4% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 53.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 2021.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 180th out of 202 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan 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