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 5.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 5.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 25.4% 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 11.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2022.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 141st 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 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.1% | — |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -27.7% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +30.7% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +29.3% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.5% | 11.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.6% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.1% | 5.9% | 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 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 5.3% 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 11.3% in 2000.
- 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 4.1% in 2022.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 141st 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 25.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release