Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) is 88.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 88.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 1970.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 128th 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 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56.0% | — |
| 1971 | 56.4% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 57.0% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 57.8% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 58.1% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 59.8% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 61.0% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 62.0% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 63.1% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 63.8% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 64.7% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 66.2% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 67.5% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 68.6% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 70.2% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 71.3% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 72.3% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 74.0% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 72.0% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 72.6% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 76.3% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 74.3% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 77.1% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 76.8% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 78.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 79.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.8% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 80.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 81.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 83.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 83.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.5% | 56.0% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.7% | 64.7% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.3% | 72.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 78.4% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 81.3% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 85.8% | 88.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 88.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 1970.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release