Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes was 95.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
179th
of 221 groups
All-time high
95.8%
in 2024
All-time low
65.5%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) recorded 95.8% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 95.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 1970.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.5% | — |
| 1971 | 65.6% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 67.1% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 68.4% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 69.9% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 70.7% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 71.0% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 71.6% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 72.2% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 73.2% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 74.5% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 76.0% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 77.0% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 76.9% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 77.6% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 79.6% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 79.5% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 80.2% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 78.6% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 79.6% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 83.9% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 82.3% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 86.3% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 86.9% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 88.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 88.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 88.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 89.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 90.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 91.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.0% | 65.5% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.6% | 73.2% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.4% | 78.6% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 88.8% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 89.4% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 92.3% | 95.8% | 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.46 % 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 415,314 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 906,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 95.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 1970.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release