Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 6.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 6.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 11.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 136th 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 27 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.9% | — |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 10.9% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.7% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.2% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.9% | 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 primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 6.4% 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 136th 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 SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. 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 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