Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 69.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 69.6%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 69.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 24th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.8% | — |
| 1991 | 39.9% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 40.9% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 42.0% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 42.9% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 43.7% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 44.5% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 45.2% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 46.0% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 46.9% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 49.2% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 57.8% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 60.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 61.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 64.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 68.9% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 69.6% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.1% | 38.8% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 48.0% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 59.9% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 66.0% | 69.6% | 6 |
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 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 primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9057 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa was 69.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 24th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release