Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 79.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 79.9%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 79.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 1973.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 99th 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38.5% | — |
| 1971 | 29.0% | -24.7% |
| 1972 | 29.4% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 28.9% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 29.5% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 37.8% | +28.1% |
| 1976 | 31.5% | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 32.8% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 34.0% | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 30.0% | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 36.0% | +20.3% |
| 1981 | 36.0% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 38.3% | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 39.5% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 40.8% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 47.6% | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 42.9% | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 45.1% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 46.0% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 48.4% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 49.4% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 49.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 50.7% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 52.4% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 53.4% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 54.7% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 54.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 58.8% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 59.8% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 61.6% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 65.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 70.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 72.7% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 74.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 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 | +28.1% | 29.5% | 37.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.2% | 28.9% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.8% | 36.0% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.2% | 48.4% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 61.6% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 70.4% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 77.4% | 79.9% | 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, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 79.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 1973.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release