Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female was 64.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 64.7%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 64.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 1990.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 16th 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, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.2% | — |
| 1991 | 23.1% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 23.9% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 24.7% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 25.6% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 26.6% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 27.7% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 30.4% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 31.8% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 33.2% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 34.6% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 44.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 51.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 60.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 63.6% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 64.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.5% | 22.2% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 33.2% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 49.1% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 59.2% | 64.7% | 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, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa was 64.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 16th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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, upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release