Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 15.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 15.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 38.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 113th 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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21.5% | — |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | +47.0% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | -40.6% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +68.1% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -41.9% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | +81.5% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | -44.9% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: 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 | +81.5% | 15.4% | 27.9% |
| 2015 | +68.1% | 21.4% | 36.0% |
| 2011 | +47.0% | 25.9% | 38.0% |
| 2023 | -44.9% | 27.9% | 15.4% |
| 2016 | -41.9% | 36.0% | 20.9% |
| 2013 | -40.6% | 37.7% | 22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 21.2% | 27.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 18.8% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 15.0% | 27.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Northern Africa was 15.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 113th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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