Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 18.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries recorded 18.7% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries peaked at 37.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2024.
That places ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 74th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.7% | — |
| 1999 | 26.6% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 28.4% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | +39.9% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.7% | 26.4% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 24.6% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 18.7% | 22.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 631,770 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries was 18.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2024.
- How does ALECSO: Maghreb Countries rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 74th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Maghreb Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release