Share of schools with access to electricity in India
India: Share of schools with access to electricity was 91.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to electricity in India, 2012–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 91.5% for share of schools with access to electricity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 93.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in India peaked at 91.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2012.
India ranks 102nd of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of schools with access to electricity in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 45.4% | — |
| 2016 | 47.4% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 51.8% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 91.5% | +2.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 91.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.4%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- India's 91.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 97.8%, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.8% | 45.4% | 65.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 76.9% | 91.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More energy & mining data for India
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.7224 % 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 31.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in India?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in India was 91.5% in 2025, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2012.
- How does India rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- India ranks 102nd out of 135 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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 (%).