Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 85.3% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 86.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 1994.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 105th 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, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 61.1% | — |
| 1995 | 61.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 64.1% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 63.3% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 67.8% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 68.9% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 72.4% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 74.9% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 75.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 76.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 77.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 79.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 84.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.4% | 61.1% | 68.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 78.1% | 72.4% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 83.4% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 83.5% | 85.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 85.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 1994.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 105th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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