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 4.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 4.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% 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 MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 13.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2024.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 174th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 12.5% | — |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +101.9% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -50.2% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +98.2% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -48.8% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -6.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Northern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +101.9% | 6.9% | 13.9% |
| 2022 | +98.2% | 4.5% | 8.9% |
| 2016 | -50.2% | 13.9% | 6.9% |
| 2023 | -48.8% | 8.9% | 4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.2% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.3% | 13.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 8.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
- 171 Sweden 0.0% compare
- 172 Ireland 0.0% compare
- 173 Uzbekistan 0.0% compare
- 174 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 175 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 175 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0%
- 175 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 175 Iceland 0.0%
- 175 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
- 175 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 175 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 175 Norway 0.0%
- 175 Tokelau 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 4.3% 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 MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2015.
- 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 4.3% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 174th 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 38.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release