Share of schools with access to electricity in Peru
Peru: Share of schools with access to electricity was 91.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to electricity in Peru, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 91.5% for share of schools with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Peru peaked at 91.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2013.
That places Peru 101st out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 70.5% | — |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 89.4% | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 91.5% | +10.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 91.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.9%, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Peru's 91.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.7%, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.9% | 70.5% | 89.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 82.6% | 91.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More energy & mining data for Peru
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.15 % 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 (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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Peru?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Peru was 91.5% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2013.
- How does Peru rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Peru ranks 101st out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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 (%).