Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 27.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 27.5%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 54.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2025.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 23rd 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.8% | — |
| 2001 | 51.2% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 53.4% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 53.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 27.5% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.5% | 48.6% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 35.7% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 27.5% | 35.2% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Northern Africa was 27.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release