Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 94.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 94.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 1995.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 124th 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, female in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 72.3% | — |
| 1995 | 71.6% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 72.7% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 75.9% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 77.8% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 80.3% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 81.8% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 82.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 84.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 84.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 85.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 84.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 90.7% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.1% | 71.6% | 80.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 81.8% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 86.6% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 90.7% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
- 121 Kyrgyzstan 97.2% compare
- 122 Cayman Islands 97.1% compare
- 123 Kenya 97.1% compare
- 124 Ghana 97.1% compare
- 125 Bahrain 96.7% compare
- 126 Kazakhstan 96.7% compare
- 127 Cambodia 96.7% compare
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, female in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa was 94.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 1995.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release