Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 78.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 78.2%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 78.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1999.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 95th of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 62.0% | — |
| 2000 | 62.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 63.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 68.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 70.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 70.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 77.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.4% | 62.6% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 68.2% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.3% | 76.4% | 78.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 92 Indonesia 82.6% compare
- 93 North Macedonia 82.2% compare
- 94 Oman 81.9% compare
- 95 South Africa 81.9% compare
- 96 Azerbaijan 81.8% compare
- 97 Trinidad and Tobago 81.3% compare
- 98 Mauritius 81.2% compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 78.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 95th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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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February 2026 Data Release