Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 11.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) recorded 11.4% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 23.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2024.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 93rd of 215 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.7% | — |
| 1999 | 15.5% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | +34.5% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 15.5% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 16.2% | 23.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 15.1% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.4% | 14.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 875,090 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 11.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2024.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 93rd out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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