Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 53.5% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 58.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 2021.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 181st out of 202 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 56.5% | — |
| 2015 | 57.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 54.5% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 52.6% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.6% | 54.5% | 58.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 52.6% | 53.9% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 2021.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 181st out of 202 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: 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