Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 11.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: 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 SDG: Northern Africa is 11.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 23.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 92nd 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 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15.6% | — |
| 1999 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +35.4% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | -4.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: 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 | +35.4% | 17.3% | 23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 15.3% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 16.0% | 23.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 14.6% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.5% | 13.7% | 5 |
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa was 11.5% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 92nd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. 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 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