Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 38.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 38.1% for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 38.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1999.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 118th of 209 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.6% | — |
| 1999 | 14.4% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 15.6% | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 35.2% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 38.1% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.4% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 15.6% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 28.9% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 32.5% | 38.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
- 115 Bahrain 51.2% compare
- 116 Indonesia 49.9% compare
- 117 Azerbaijan 49.1% compare
- 118 Lao People's Democratic Republic 48.7% compare
- 119 Paraguay 45.8% compare
- 120 North Macedonia 45.2% compare
- 121 Sri Lanka 45.0% compare
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, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Northern Africa was 38.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 118th out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release