Share of schools with access to electricity in Niger
Niger: Share of schools with access to electricity was 7.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to electricity in Niger, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to electricity in Niger stood at 7.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 95.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Niger peaked at 10.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2016.
Niger ranks 134th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.9% | — |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +94.1% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -30.3% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +53.8% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -48.1% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +68.7% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -23.3% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +99.4% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -25.8% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | -1.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 7.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.3%, 31% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Niger's 7.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.6%, 19% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 5.2% | 10.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 131 Sierra Leone 16.8% compare
- 132 Madagascar 11.9% compare
- 133 Burundi 8.7% compare
- 135 Chad 1.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Niger
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -6.6 % 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 12.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Niger?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Niger was 7.5% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2016.
- How does Niger rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Niger ranks 134th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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 (%).