Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 102.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Northern Africa, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Northern Africa is 102.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 102.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 1995.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 33rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 64.9% | — |
| 1995 | 64.2% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 68.9% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 73.0% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 78.1% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 80.9% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 83.2% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 85.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 84.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 93.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 102.5% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.0% | 64.2% | 78.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 80.9% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 93.7% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 97.7% | 102.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Northern Africa was 102.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 102.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 1995.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 33rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release