Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.7%
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
172nd
of 214 groups
All-time high
9.3%
in 2002
All-time low
2.1%
in 2022
Years of data
23
1999–2024
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Northern Africa, 1999–2024
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 MDG: Northern Africa is 2.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 9.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2022.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 172nd of 214 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.9% | — |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -24.1% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +30.7% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.1% | 9.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 5.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
- 169 Indonesia 0.1% compare
- 170 Sweden 0.0% compare
- 171 Ireland 0.0% compare
- 172 Uzbekistan 0.0% compare
- 173 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 174 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 175 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 175 Cook Islands 0.0% compare
- 175 United Kingdom 0.0%
- 175 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 175 Monaco 0.0% compare
- 175 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 175 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 175 Norway 0.0%
- 175 Tuvalu 0.0% compare
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Northern Africa was 2.7% 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 MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2022.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 172nd 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 MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release