Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa is 95.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 95.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.1%, in 1995.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 121st 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, male in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 85.2% | — |
| 1995 | 83.1% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 87.4% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 86.8% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 88.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 90.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 90.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 90.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 89.9% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.5% | 83.1% | 88.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 89.6% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 92.2% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 93.0% | 95.9% | 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, male in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa was 95.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.1% in 1995.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release