Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa

SDG: Northern Africa: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 91.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
91.5%
Change on year
up 3.9%
Rank
97th
of 219 groups
All-time high
91.5%
in 2024
All-time low
59.2%
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

SDG: Northern Africa recorded 91.5% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 91.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 1979.

SDG: Northern Africa ranks 97th of 219 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%) in SDG: Northern Africa, 1970 to 2024.
Year % Change
1970 60.6%
1971 60.5% -0.1%
1972 59.5% -1.7%
1973 61.0% +2.5%
1974 62.3% +2.2%
1975 65.7% +5.5%
1976 67.5% +2.8%
1977 68.5% +1.5%
1978 67.6% -1.3%
1979 59.2% -12.5%
1980 62.0% +4.7%
1981 67.7% +9.3%
1982 67.8% +0.2%
1983 69.5% +2.5%
1984 71.8% +3.2%
1985 77.1% +7.4%
1986 74.5% -3.3%
1987 74.6% +0.1%
1988 75.2% +0.8%
1989 75.6% +0.6%
1990 77.2% +2.0%
1991 76.1% -1.4%
1992 76.2% +0.2%
1993 76.6% +0.4%
1994 77.0% +0.5%
1995 78.3% +1.7%
1996 79.2% +1.2%
1997 79.9% +0.8%
1998 80.7% +1.1%
1999 81.2% +0.6%
2000 80.2% -1.3%
2001 80.0% -0.2%
2002 79.2% -1.1%
2003 80.5% +1.6%
2004 82.1% +2.1%
2005 84.9% +3.4%
2006 81.4% -4.2%
2007 84.4% +3.7%
2008 87.1% +3.2%
2009 83.0% -4.7%
2010 84.1% +1.4%
2011 83.9% -0.3%
2012 84.4% +0.7%
2013 84.2% -0.2%
2014 83.9% -0.4%
2015 83.3% -0.8%
2016 82.3% -1.2%
2017 81.7% -0.8%
2018 83.4% +2.1%
2019 84.2% +1.1%
2020 86.6% +2.8%
2021 87.1% +0.6%
2022 86.3% -0.9%
2023 88.0% +2.0%
2024 91.5% +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 63.2% 59.2% 68.5% 10
1980s 71.6% 62.0% 77.1% 10
1990s 78.2% 76.1% 81.2% 10
2000s 82.3% 79.2% 87.1% 10
2010s 83.5% 81.7% 84.4% 10
2020s 87.9% 86.3% 91.5% 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa

  1. 94 Libya 93.8% compare
  2. 95 Sri Lanka 93.7% compare
  3. 96 Tajikistan 93.7% compare
  4. 97 Ukraine 93.6% compare
  5. 98 Bahrain 93.6% compare
  6. 99 Saint Lucia 93.5% compare
  7. 100 Qatar 93.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa?
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in SDG: Northern Africa was 91.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2024.
What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 1979.
How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 97th out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
413 places, 13,121 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release