Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.0%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
170th
of 221 groups
All-time high
95.0%
in 2024
All-time low
53.1%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in SDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 95.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 95.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 1970.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 170th 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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 53.1% | — |
| 1971 | 53.2% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 54.8% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 56.0% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 56.4% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 57.9% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 59.0% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 59.7% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 60.5% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 61.6% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 62.6% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 63.4% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 64.6% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 66.4% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 67.8% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 69.4% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 70.7% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 71.2% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 72.2% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 73.4% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 72.2% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 73.3% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 77.3% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 76.6% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 77.9% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 81.2% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 82.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 83.8% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 87.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 88.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.2% | 53.1% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.6% | 62.6% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.1% | 72.2% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 85.0% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 86.3% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 91.4% | 95.0% | 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, female in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in SDG: Northern Africa was 95.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 1970.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 170th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release