Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 51.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend stood at 51.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 56.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 2021.
That places WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 183rd 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 WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 53.6% | — |
| 2015 | 54.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 51.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 52.7% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 51.8% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.5% | 52.7% | 56.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 50.8% | 52.7% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9258 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 32.69 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 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.50 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 51.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 2021.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 183rd out of 202 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 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