Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 55.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) is 55.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 59.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2021.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 175th 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: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 57.4% | — |
| 2015 | 58.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 54.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 55.2% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.1% | 56.4% | 59.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 54.5% | 56.0% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 55.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2021.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 175th out of 202 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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