Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 85.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Northern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Northern Africa stood at 85.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 85.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 2000.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 75th 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, female in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.5% | — |
| 2001 | 64.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 65.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 66.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 66.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 72.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 81.6% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 81.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 85.4% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.1% | 63.5% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 69.1% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 81.6% | 85.4% | 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, female in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in MDG: Northern Africa was 85.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 2000.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 75th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release