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 50.3% 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
In 2024, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 50.3%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 50.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2003.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 168th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 27.1% | — |
| 1999 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 39.1% | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 47.3% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 45.4% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 50.3% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.0% | 26.9% | 27.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 25.2% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 41.7% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 43.4% | 50.3% | 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 50.3% 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 50.3% 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 25.2% in 2003.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 168th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release