Completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Completion rate, primary education, male was 89.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa is 89.4%, 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 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 89.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 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, male in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.9% | — |
| 1991 | 67.8% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 68.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 69.2% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 70.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 70.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 71.8% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 72.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 73.7% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 74.8% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 75.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 78.1% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 83.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.2% | 66.9% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.0% | 74.8% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 82.6% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 87.0% | 89.4% | 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, primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Completion rate, primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa was 89.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for completion rate, primary education, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 18th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release