Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 92.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 92.1% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 92.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 1995.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 88th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 61.3% | — |
| 1995 | 60.7% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 61.5% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 68.8% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 73.2% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 75.6% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 77.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 78.9% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 78.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 89.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 87.9% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 92.1% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.1% | 60.7% | 73.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 75.6% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 86.3% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 87.9% | 92.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
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, female in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa was 92.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 1995.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release