Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 90.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 90.3% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 90.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 1990.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 19th of 39 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.6% | — |
| 1991 | 61.7% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 62.7% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 63.7% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 64.6% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 65.5% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 66.4% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 67.5% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 68.7% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 70.1% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 71.5% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 72.9% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 75.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 84.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 89.8% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.2% | 60.6% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 71.5% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 82.1% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 87.6% | 90.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
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- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa was 90.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 19th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release