Share of schools with access to electricity in China
China: Share of schools with access to electricity was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
85th
of 135 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2020
All-time low
99.2%
in 2023
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of schools with access to electricity in China, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 99.2% for share of schools with access to electricity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
China ranks 85th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to electricity in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 99.2% | — |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 99.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.9%, 99% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- China's 99.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 82 Costa Rica 99.4%
- 82 Ukraine 99.4% compare
- 84 El Salvador 99.4%
- 85 Bhutan 99.2% compare
- 87 Chile 99.2% compare
- 88 Eswatini 98.8% compare
More energy & mining data for China
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.15 % 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 20.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in China?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in China was 99.2% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
- How does China rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- China ranks 85th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China 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 (%).