Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 1.02 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9236 GPIA, in 2000.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 78th out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9236 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9342 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9445 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9533 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.955 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9596 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.964 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9584 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9709 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9719 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9754 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9742 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.979 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9809 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9849 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9888 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9962 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9535 GPIA | 0.9236 GPIA | 0.9719 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9884 GPIA | 0.9742 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
- 75 France 1.07 GPIA compare
- 76 Bangladesh 1.07 GPIA compare
- 77 Algeria 1.06 GPIA compare
- 78 Grenada 1.06 GPIA compare
- 79 North Macedonia 1.06 GPIA compare
- 80 Lesotho 1.06 GPIA compare
- 81 Kyrgyzstan 1.06 GPIA compare
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Northern Africa was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9236 GPIA in 2000.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 78th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release