Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 95.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) recorded 95.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 95.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 1970.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 167th 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, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52.6% | — |
| 1971 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 54.2% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 55.4% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 55.8% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 57.2% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 58.3% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 59.1% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 59.9% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 61.0% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 62.1% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 62.8% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 64.1% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 65.9% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 67.3% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 69.0% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 70.3% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 70.8% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 71.8% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 72.8% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 73.0% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 71.8% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 73.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 77.0% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 76.4% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 77.8% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 81.0% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 82.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 83.8% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 84.9% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 86.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 87.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 87.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 87.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.6% | 52.6% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.2% | 62.1% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.9% | 71.8% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 84.9% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 86.5% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 91.6% | 95.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.06 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 15.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.90 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 95.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 1970.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release