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 6.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 6.3%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 37.3% 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 13.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 141st out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11.7% | — |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -19.3% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +32.8% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.9% | 13.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 7.9% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.3% | 8.2% | 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 6.3% 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 13.7% 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 6.3% 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 141st out of 214 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 37.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release