Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 95.7% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 95.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 1996.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 79th 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, male in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 73.4% | — |
| 1995 | 72.3% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 72.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 74.9% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 78.1% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 83.6% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 85.4% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 88.6% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 84.6% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 85.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 84.2% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 81.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 92.7% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 92.1% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.5% | 72.3% | 82.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 81.7% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 91.7% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 92.1% | 95.7% | 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, male in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa was 95.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 1996.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 79th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release