Share of schools with access to electricity in Brazil
Brazil: Share of schools with access to electricity was 97.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to electricity in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to electricity in Brazil stood at 97.9%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Brazil peaked at 97.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.4%, in 2010.
That places Brazil 90th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 90.4% | — |
| 2012 | 92.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 97.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.9%, 98% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 97.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.4% | 90.4% | 96.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 96.6% | 97.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More energy & mining data for Brazil
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.99 % 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 (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Brazil?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Brazil was 97.9% in 2024, 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.4% in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Brazil ranks 90th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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 (%).