Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 96.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
190th
of 221 groups
All-time high
96.2%
in 2024
All-time low
77.7%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) stood at 96.2%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 96.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 1970.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 190th 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, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77.7% | — |
| 1971 | 77.9% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 79.4% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 80.3% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 80.3% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 81.9% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 82.3% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 83.7% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 83.6% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 84.3% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 85.4% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 86.2% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 85.4% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 87.9% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 86.8% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 85.1% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 85.8% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 90.4% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 94.4% | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 92.5% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 92.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.1% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 92.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.1% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.8% | 77.7% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.6% | 83.6% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.5% | 85.1% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 92.1% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 92.1% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 93.1% | 96.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- 187 El Salvador 89.8% compare
- 188 Macau, China 89.7% compare
- 189 Congo 88.9% compare
- 190 American Samoa 88.8% compare
- 191 Puerto Rico 87.5% compare
- 192 Ethiopia 87.3% compare
- 193 Angola 86.4% compare
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, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 96.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 1970.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 190th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release