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 7.9% 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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa is 7.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 40.7% 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 23.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 130th 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 | 13.2% | — |
| 2000 | 13.6% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +47.0% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +41.0% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -38.6% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | +59.4% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -43.1% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | +95.6% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -49.3% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +95.6% | 8.1% | 15.9% |
| 2015 | +59.4% | 13.3% | 21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.2% | 14.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 10.1% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 7.9% | 15.9% | 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 7.9% 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 23.1% in 2012.
- 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 7.9% 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 130th 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 40.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release