Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: South Asia, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: South Asia is 95.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: South Asia peaked at 96.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 2011.
That places WB: South Asia 75th out of 202 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 82.8% | — |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 93.5% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.5% | 82.8% | 92.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 93.5% | 96.4% | 5 |
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 78.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: South Asia?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: South Asia was 95.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 2011.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- WB: South Asia ranks 75th out of 202 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: South Asia 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