Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 73.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.7%
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
91st
of 221 groups
All-time high
74.2%
in 2022
All-time low
42.9%
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 73.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 74.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 1994.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 91st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 42.9% | — |
| 1995 | 44.7% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 44.4% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 45.4% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 49.1% | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 49.9% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 56.9% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 58.1% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 56.3% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 60.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 64.7% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 68.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 74.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.1% | 42.9% | 49.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 50.2% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 56.3% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 68.8% | 74.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 88 Slovakia 88.2% compare
- 89 Brunei Darussalam 88.0% compare
- 90 Palestine, State of 87.9% compare
- 91 Montenegro 87.8% compare
- 92 Cook Islands 87.0% compare
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 86.8% compare
- 94 Sri Lanka 86.7% compare
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, upper secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 73.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 1994.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 91st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release