Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Northern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 77.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 77.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 2000.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 106th 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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.5% | — |
| 2001 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.0% | 58.5% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 63.9% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 73.9% | 77.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
- 103 Azerbaijan 82.5% compare
- 104 Palestine, State of 82.5% compare
- 105 Tunisia 82.5% compare
- 106 Luxembourg 82.2% compare
- 107 Cape Verde 82.0% compare
- 108 Romania 81.1% compare
- 109 Philippines 81.0% 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, female in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Northern Africa was 77.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 106th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release