Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 26.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries recorded 26.4% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries peaked at 45.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2024.
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 88th of 214 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 ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 36.7% | — |
| 1999 | 34.8% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 37.8% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 40.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 37.6% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +36.7% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 35.8% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 26.4% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.7% | 34.8% | 36.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 33.0% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 32.2% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 26.4% | 29.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 631,770 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries was 26.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2024.
- How does ALECSO: Maghreb Countries rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 88th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release