Share of schools with access to electricity in Argentina
Argentina: Share of schools with access to electricity was 97.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to electricity in Argentina, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to electricity in Argentina is 97.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Argentina peaked at 98.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 2009.
Argentina ranks 94th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 92.3% | — |
| 2013 | 94.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 97.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.9%, 98% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 97.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.7%, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.3% | 92.3% | 92.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 94.9% | 97.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.2% | 98.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More energy & mining data for Argentina
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 6.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Argentina?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Argentina was 97.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 2009.
- How does Argentina rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Argentina ranks 94th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).