Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 14.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Northern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 14.6% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 32.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2025.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.5% | — |
| 2001 | 32.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 15.1% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 24.8% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 17.3% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 14.6% | 18.7% | 6 |
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), gaps filled 16.15 million (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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Northern Africa was 14.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release