Share of schools with access to electricity in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of schools with access to electricity was 98.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of schools with access to electricity in Eswatini, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 98.8% for share of schools with access to electricity in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Eswatini peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 93.2%, in 2022.
Eswatini ranks 88th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 96.0% | — |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +6.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 98.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.4%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 98.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.6%, 2.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.0% | 96.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 93.2% | 98.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More energy & mining data for Eswatini
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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 (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Eswatini?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Eswatini was 98.8% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.2% in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Eswatini ranks 88th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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 (%).