Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 58.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: Africa is 58.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 64.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 2022.
That places UNICEF: Africa 166th 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 UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 62.5% | — |
| 2015 | 63.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 58.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.2% | 61.2% | 64.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 58.5% | 60.0% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Africa?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Africa was 58.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 166th out of 202 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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