Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 90.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 90.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 90.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 18th 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, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.6% | — |
| 1991 | 70.2% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 70.7% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 71.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 71.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 72.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 72.9% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 73.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 74.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 75.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 76.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 77.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 78.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 79.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 80.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.6% | 69.6% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.4% | 74.4% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 82.6% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 88.0% | 90.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 90.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 18th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release