Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 78.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
78.4%
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
144th
of 202 groups
All-time high
78.4%
in 2022
All-time low
74.1%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2022
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 2015–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa stood at 78.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 144th out of 202 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 74.1% | — |
| 2016 | 78.4% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.7% | 74.1% | 78.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 78.4% | 78.4% | 1 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 78.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 2015.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 144th out of 202 groups with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release