Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in High income
High income: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 98.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in High income, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
High income recorded 98.0% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in High income peaked at 98.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 1999.
High income ranks 4th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in High income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 96.7% | — |
| 2000 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.7% | 96.7% | 96.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 96.9% | 97.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.8% | 98.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 1 Belgium 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Estonia 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong, China 100.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 100.0% compare
- 1 Israel 100.0% compare
- 1 Italy 100.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 100.0% compare
- 1 Mauritius 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0%
- 1 Netherlands 100.0% compare
- 1 Norway 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Poland 100.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% compare
- 1 Uruguay 100.0% compare
More reference data data for High income
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 13.34 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 6.51 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 6.84 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.81 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.81 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.82 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 85.1% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.34 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 1.04 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in High income?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in High income was 98.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 1999.
- How does High income rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- High income ranks 4th out of 28 groups with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of schools by level of education (primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) with access to the given facility or service. The value is calculated as the number of schools in a given level of education with access to the relevant facilities expressed as a percentage of all schools at that level of education. Electricity is defined as regularly and readily available sources of power (e.g. grid/mains connection, wind, water, solar and fuel-powered generator, etc.) that enable the adequate and sustainable use of ICT infrastructure for educational purposes. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/