Share of schools with access to electricity in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of schools with access to electricity was 11.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to electricity in Madagascar, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 11.9% for share of schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Madagascar peaked at 11.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2019.
Madagascar ranks 132nd of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8.5% | — |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +35.9% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +4.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 11.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.3%, 49% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 11.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.6%, 31% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 8.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.2% | 11.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More energy & mining data for Madagascar
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.59 % 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 18.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Madagascar?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Madagascar was 11.9% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2019.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Madagascar ranks 132nd out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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 (%).