Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary was 21.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
21.5%
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
9th
of 9 groups
All-time high
21.5%
in 2019
All-time low
11.0%
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 21.5%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 21.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 11.0% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 16.9% | 21.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 21.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 9th out of 9 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in mathematics, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release