Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Northern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Northern Africa is 84.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 84.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 2000.
That places MDG: 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, both sexes in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.8% | — |
| 2001 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 67.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 67.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 69.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.3% | 65.8% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 69.4% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 81.0% | 84.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in MDG: Northern Africa was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 2000.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 78th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release