Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 51.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Northern Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 51.6% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 51.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2003.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 173rd 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.8% | — |
| 1999 | 24.7% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 45.1% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 44.4% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 23.5% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 40.3% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 44.0% | 51.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Northern Africa was 51.6% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2003.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 173rd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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