Share of schools with access to electricity in Ghana
Ghana: Share of schools with access to electricity was 38.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
38.9%
Change on year
down 24.9%
World rank
121st
of 135 countries
All-time high
79.5%
in 2019
All-time low
24.9%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Share of schools with access to electricity in Ghana, 2017–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of schools with access to electricity in Ghana stood at 38.9%.
That represents a change of down 24.9% on the previous year and down 47.8% over five years.
Ghana ranks 121st of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 74.4% | — |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -66.5% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | +218.6% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | -34.9% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | -24.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 38.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.4%, 47% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 38.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.6%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.6% | 24.9% | 79.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 38.9% | 51.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More energy & mining data for Ghana
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.27 % 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 32.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Ghana?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Ghana was 38.9% in 2021, 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2018.
- How does Ghana rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Ghana ranks 121st out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Ghana 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 (%).