Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 14.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Northern Africa, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Northern Africa is 14.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 39.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2024.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 122nd 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 19 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.9% | — |
| 2004 | 20.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +34.9% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | +55.3% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | -42.9% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | +80.8% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | -46.7% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +82.0% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -44.8% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | -2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +82.0% | 14.7% | 26.7% |
| 2015 | +80.8% | 20.1% | 36.4% |
| 2011 | +55.3% | 25.4% | 39.4% |
| 2016 | -46.7% | 36.4% | 19.4% |
| 2023 | -44.8% | 26.7% | 14.7% |
| 2009 | +34.9% | 20.3% | 27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 20.3% | 27.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 18.3% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 14.3% | 26.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
- 119 Türkiye 2.5% compare
- 120 Cyprus 2.2% compare
- 121 Naoero 2.0% compare
- 122 Brunei Darussalam 2.0% compare
- 123 Kazakhstan 1.9% compare
- 124 Maldives 1.8% compare
- 125 Azerbaijan 1.8% compare
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Northern Africa was 14.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 122nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release