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 13.4% 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
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 13.4% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 17.2% 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 21.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2021.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 127th of 214 groups on this measure, 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 | 17.5% | — |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +23.6% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -25.3% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +28.2% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 16.9% | 21.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 13.5% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 11.4% | 14.6% | 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 13.4% 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 21.3% in 2005.
- 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 11.4% in 2021.
- 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 127th 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 17.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release