Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 10.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Northern Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Northern Africa is 10.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 22.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2024.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 98th of 215 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.5% | — |
| 1999 | 14.3% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +40.5% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | -5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Northern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +40.5% | 16.3% | 22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 14.3% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 14.6% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 13.9% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 10.7% | 12.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Northern Africa was 10.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 98th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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