Share of schools with access to electricity by country
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%)
Countries reporting
116
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
4.2%
Chad
Median
100.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
1,140
What the numbers show
Share of schools with access to electricity is currently reported for 116 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 4.2% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 87.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 416.7%), and the largest decrease in Solomon Islands (down 28.6%).
Share of schools with access to electricity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 100.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lebanon | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macao | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nauru | 100.0% | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 1 | East Timor | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkey | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2022 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Tunisia | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 70 | Thailand | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 71 | Algeria | 99.9% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 99.8% | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 99.4% | 2020 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 74 | El Salvador | 99.4% | 2019 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 75 | Bhutan | 99.2% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 76 | China | 99.2% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 77 | Ukraine | 99.0% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 78 | Eswatini | 98.8% | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 79 | Philippines | 98.0% | 2021 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 80 | Indonesia | 97.8% | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 81 | Morocco | 97.6% | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 82 | Argentina | 97.4% | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 83 | Vietnam | 95.8% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 84 | Bangladesh | 95.3% | 2023 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 85 | Hungary | 91.2% | 2019 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 86 | Cape Verde | 90.3% | 2021 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 87 | Tuvalu | 90.0% | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 88 | India | 89.3% | 2024 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 89 | Colombia | 87.6% | 2022 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 90 | Marshall Islands | 87.0% | 2022 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 91 | Syria | 86.9% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 92 | Kiribati | 85.6% | 2023 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 93 | Ecuador | 83.9% | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 94 | Peru | 82.6% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 95 | Micronesia (country) | 81.9% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 96 | Djibouti | 81.5% | 2023 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 97 | Rwanda | 77.8% | 2023 | up 147.5% | rising |
| 98 | Panama | 72.7% | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 99 | Cote d'Ivoire | 66.6% | 2023 | up 118.3% | rising |
| 100 | Laos | 64.6% | 2024 | up 244.6% | rising |
| 101 | Tanzania | 61.3% | 2023 | up 416.7% | rising |
| 102 | Zimbabwe | 61.0% | 2021 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 103 | Senegal | 53.4% | 2023 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 104 | Gambia | 39.5% | 2021 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 105 | Zambia | 38.3% | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 106 | Cameroon | 35.7% | 2022 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 107 | Solomon Islands | 35.6% | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 108 | Togo | 35.6% | 2023 | up 151.0% | rising |
| 109 | Benin | 33.7% | 2022 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 110 | Burkina Faso | 31.1% | 2023 | up 127.5% | rising |
| 111 | Liberia | 24.3% | 2022 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 112 | Guinea | 18.4% | 2021 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 113 | Sierra Leone | 15.2% | 2023 | up 359.7% | rising |
| 114 | Madagascar | 11.9% | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 115 | Burundi | 8.7% | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 116 | Niger | 7.6% | 2023 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 117 | Chad | 4.2% | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
About this data
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%)