Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 56.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 56.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 56.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 1990.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 21st 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, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.8% | — |
| 1991 | 31.3% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 31.8% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 32.3% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 32.8% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 35.0% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 35.6% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 37.0% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 37.8% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 55.3% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 30.8% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 37.0% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 46.7% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 53.3% | 56.6% | 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, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa was 56.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 21st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release