Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 31.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 31.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over five years.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30.8% | — |
| 2016 | 31.7% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +0.5% |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 28 Costa Rica 99.1% compare
- 29 Saint Lucia 98.8% compare
- 30 Malaysia 92.9% compare
- 31 India 65.2% compare
- 32 Rwanda 60.8% compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.21 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.02 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7795 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7648 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 31.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2015.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 30 groups with data for 2019.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding 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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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/