Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 46.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 46.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 53.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2021.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 188th 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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 49.8% | — |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 46.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.0% | 49.4% | 53.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 45.6% | 47.8% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 46.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2021.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 188th out of 202 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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