Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for was 58.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for in SDG: Northern Africa, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 58.5%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 84.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 2024.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 101st of 147 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 70.3% | — |
| 2017 | 75.8% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 64.6% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.8% | 70.3% | 84.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 58.5% | 71.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
- 98 Micronesia, Federated States of 8.1% compare
- 99 Niger 6.0% compare
- 100 Sierra Leone 3.9% compare
- 101 Burkina Faso 2.3% compare
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), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (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 proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for in SDG: Northern Africa was 58.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 101st out of 147 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to internet for rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical purposes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release