MDG: Northern Africa vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

MDG: Northern Africa
83.6%
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
73.8%
in 2023
MDG: Northern Africa rank
179th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
182nd

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time

  • MDG: Northern Africa
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

MDG: Northern Africa currently reports 83.6% against 73.8% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 9.8%.

That makes MDG: Northern Africa's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

MDG: Northern Africa ranks 179th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 182nd of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, MDG: Northern Africa averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Northern Africa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 83.8% 96.4% 12.6% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 84.1% 93.7% 9.6% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 82.3% 84.3% 2.1% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 80.1% 81.0% 0.9% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 82.6% 75.4% 7.2% MDG: Northern Africa
2020s 81.9% 73.2% 8.7% MDG: Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, MDG: Northern Africa or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
MDG: Northern Africa, at 83.6% against 73.8% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between MDG: Northern Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
9.8%, with MDG: Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Northern Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do MDG: Northern Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 179th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 182nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
438 places, 18,352 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release