Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 6.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 6.3%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 12.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2024.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 137th of 214 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.9% | — |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 11.9% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 10.4% | 12.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 7.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 7.3% | 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 primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa was 6.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 137th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. 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 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