Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 80.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) recorded 80.3% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 80.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1970.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 97th 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, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.1% | — |
| 1971 | 17.2% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 17.6% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 18.3% | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 19.0% | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 20.0% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 22.0% | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 23.8% | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 25.5% | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 27.0% | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 28.1% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 29.3% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 31.1% | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 32.9% | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 34.7% | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 36.4% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 38.8% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 40.3% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 41.2% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 42.5% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 47.2% | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 48.3% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 47.8% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 48.8% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 51.5% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 51.9% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 53.9% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 56.8% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 59.6% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 61.3% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 64.6% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 71.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 75.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 80.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.8% | 17.1% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.5% | 28.1% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 47.2% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 61.3% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 67.4% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 75.8% | 80.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.06 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 15.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 80.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1970.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release