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 52.9% 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
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Northern Africa is 52.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 52.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2003.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 157th out of 217 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 22.4% | — |
| 1999 | 22.3% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 42.8% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 47.9% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 52.9% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4% | 22.3% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 21.7% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 38.8% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 44.7% | 52.9% | 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 52.9% 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 52.9% 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 21.7% in 2003.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 157th 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 14.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release