Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 92.4% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2009–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 92.4% for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in 2018. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 92.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 91.9%, in 2012.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 91.9% | — |
| 2010 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.9% | 91.9% | 91.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 91.9% | 92.4% | 9 |
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 92.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.9% in 2012.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 27 groups with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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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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/