Completion rate, primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Completion rate, primary education, female was 91.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 91.2% for completion rate, primary education, female 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 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 91.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1990.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 17th 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, female in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.0% | — |
| 1991 | 55.3% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 56.6% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 58.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 59.2% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 60.4% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 61.6% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 62.9% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 64.5% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 68.0% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 69.8% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 75.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 77.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 78.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 80.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 83.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 89.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 90.7% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 91.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.9% | 54.0% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 68.0% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 81.4% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 88.3% | 91.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 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), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 896,396 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa was 91.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release