Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 73.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 73.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 73.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, 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, female in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.5% | — |
| 1991 | 34.7% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 36.0% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 37.4% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 38.6% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 39.8% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 41.0% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 42.2% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 43.4% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 44.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 45.8% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 50.8% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 57.8% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 66.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 68.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 73.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.1% | 33.5% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 45.8% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 60.9% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 68.6% | 73.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.58 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa was 73.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 24th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release