Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9802 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 0.9802 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 0.9802 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8313 GPIA, in 1996.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 130th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.848 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8612 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8313 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8741 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8885 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9029 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9127 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9204 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9196 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9366 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9406 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9388 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9371 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9408 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9436 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9456 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9447 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9389 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.949 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9514 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9579 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9566 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9588 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9612 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9616 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9693 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9723 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9728 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9748 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9756 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9802 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8677 GPIA | 0.8313 GPIA | 0.9029 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9336 GPIA | 0.9127 GPIA | 0.9456 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9549 GPIA | 0.9389 GPIA | 0.9693 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9751 GPIA | 0.9723 GPIA | 0.9802 GPIA | 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in SDG: Northern Africa was 0.9802 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9802 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8313 GPIA in 1996.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release