Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 8.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 8.9% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 16.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 128th 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 24 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.9% | — |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.9% | 16.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 10.4% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.9% | 10.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 8.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 128th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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