Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 80.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.2%
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
100th
of 221 groups
All-time high
80.2%
in 2024
All-time low
30.6%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 80.2% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 80.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 1970.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.6% | — |
| 1971 | 30.9% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 31.2% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 32.0% | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 32.8% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 34.8% | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 37.0% | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 39.2% | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 41.2% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 42.4% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 43.6% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 44.4% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 46.1% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 47.8% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 49.3% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 50.8% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 53.3% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 54.8% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 56.2% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 60.4% | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 60.3% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 57.9% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 58.4% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 61.5% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 60.1% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 59.5% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 61.2% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 62.7% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 64.4% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 65.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 66.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 67.5% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 69.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 74.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 73.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 77.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 80.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.2% | 30.6% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.1% | 43.6% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.6% | 57.9% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 64.2% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 69.4% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 76.5% | 80.2% | 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, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in SDG: Northern Africa was 80.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 1970.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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, secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release