Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 7.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) recorded 7.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 13.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2024.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 121st of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.5% | — |
| 1999 | 12.7% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.7% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- 118 Poland 1.1% compare
- 119 Viet Nam 1.1% compare
- 120 Antigua and Barbuda 1.1% compare
- 121 Sierra Leone 1.0% compare
- 122 Niger 1.0% compare
- 123 Seychelles 1.0% compare
- 124 Jamaica 1.0% compare
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 875,090 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 7.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2024.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 121st out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. 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 primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release