Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 94.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) recorded 94.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 94.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 1995.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 126th 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, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 78.5% | — |
| 1995 | 77.1% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 79.9% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 81.2% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 82.5% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 84.4% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 87.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 87.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 94.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.6% | 77.1% | 84.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 85.5% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 89.1% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 91.6% | 94.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 94.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 1995.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release