Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female was 32.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 32.2%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 32.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1998.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 97th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.6% | — |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 30.2% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 12.0% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 23.2% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 28.3% | 32.2% | 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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in SDG: Northern Africa was 32.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 97th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release