Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: 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, 2015–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 31.8% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over five years.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 30.8% | — |
| 2016 | 31.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +0.5% |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 28 Costa Rica 99.1% compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (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 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.767 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?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2015.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 25th out of 28 groups with data for 2019.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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/