Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes was 80.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 80.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 80.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1971.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 98th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 53.3% | — |
| 1971 | 37.5% | -29.7% |
| 1972 | 38.0% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 37.5% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 38.1% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 51.0% | +33.7% |
| 1976 | 40.5% | -20.5% |
| 1977 | 42.0% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 43.4% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 37.6% | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 45.5% | +21.0% |
| 1981 | 45.1% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 47.2% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 48.2% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 49.3% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 58.1% | +17.8% |
| 1986 | 51.4% | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 53.5% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 54.1% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 53.9% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 56.0% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 56.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 56.1% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 58.7% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 59.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 60.6% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 59.8% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 63.8% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 64.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 65.6% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 68.3% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 69.6% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 70.4% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 70.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 79.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 80.8% | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +33.7% | 38.1% | 51.0% |
| 1971 | -29.7% | 53.3% | 37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.9% | 37.5% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 45.1% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 56.0% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 65.6% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 72.1% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 78.5% | 80.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
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, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 80.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1971.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release