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 51.4% 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 51.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% 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 51.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2003.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 163rd out of 208 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 | 28.1% | — |
| 1999 | 27.7% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 28.5% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 28.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 42.4% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 49.1% | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 51.4% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.9% | 27.7% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 27.1% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 40.6% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 43.3% | 51.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 160 Chad 19.2% compare
- 161 Iraq 18.0% compare
- 162 Burkina Faso 16.1% compare
- 163 Cote d'Ivoire 16.0% compare
- 164 Tajikistan 12.5% compare
- 165 Myanmar 11.8% compare
- 166 Yemen 3.6% compare
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 51.4% 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 51.4% 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 27.1% 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 163rd out of 208 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 15.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release