Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male was 75.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Northern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 75.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 75.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 2000.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 105th 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, male in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.3% | — |
| 2001 | 63.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 63.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 73.1% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 75.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.0% | 63.3% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 65.6% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 73.1% | 75.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
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, male in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in SDG: Northern Africa was 75.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 105th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release