Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9622 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa is 0.9622 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 0.9622 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8358 GPIA, in 1994.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8358 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8396 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8505 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8684 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8806 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8929 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9042 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9076 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8915 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9322 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9372 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9433 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9458 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.958 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9529 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9473 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9389 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.942 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9411 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9429 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9497 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9497 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9457 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9465 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9463 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.951 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9546 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9547 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9564 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.958 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9622 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8613 GPIA | 0.8358 GPIA | 0.8929 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.932 GPIA | 0.8915 GPIA | 0.958 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9454 GPIA | 0.9389 GPIA | 0.951 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9572 GPIA | 0.9546 GPIA | 0.9622 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
- 157 Liechtenstein 0.9669 GPIA compare
- 158 Viet Nam 0.9654 GPIA compare
- 159 Georgia 0.9653 GPIA compare
- 160 South Africa 0.965 GPIA compare
- 161 Netherlands 0.9647 GPIA compare
- 162 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9633 GPIA compare
- 163 Guyana 0.9621 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Northern Africa was 0.9622 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9622 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8358 GPIA in 1994.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release