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 7.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1999–2024
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 and Western Asia stood at 7.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 29.6% 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 14.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2021.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 131st 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 26 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.4% | — |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +28.5% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +28.0% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +39.8% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +39.8% | 7.0% | 9.8% |
| 2012 | +28.5% | 11.4% | 14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.6% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.0% | 9.8% | 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 7.8% 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 14.7% in 2012.
- 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 7.0% in 2021.
- 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 131st 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 29.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release