Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 14.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) is 14.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 37.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2024.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 115th 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 18 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21.7% | — |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +30.6% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +46.4% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | -40.3% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +66.4% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -41.3% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +83.3% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -45.2% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 21.4% | 27.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 19.1% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 14.7% | 28.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 875,090 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 14.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2024.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 115th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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