Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 52.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 52.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 52.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2003.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 165th out of 217 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27.0% | — |
| 1999 | 26.7% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 27.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 35.7% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 37.8% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 41.9% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 43.2% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 46.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 47.9% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 50.1% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.8% | 26.7% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 26.3% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 39.8% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 43.5% | 52.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 52.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2003.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 165th out of 217 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release