Share of schools with access to electricity in Philippines
Philippines: Share of schools with access to electricity was 97.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to electricity in Philippines, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 97.9% for share of schools with access to electricity in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Philippines peaked at 98.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2010.
That places Philippines 91st 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 15 years of available data.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 81.0% | — |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.2% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 97.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.9%, 98% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 97.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 98% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.1% | 81.0% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.5% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More energy & mining data for Philippines
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.03 % 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 15.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Philippines?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Philippines was 97.9% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2010.
- How does Philippines rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Philippines ranks 91st out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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 (%).