Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic was 91.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 91.0%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 94.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 2024.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 55th of 143 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 93.0% | — |
| 2016 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.0% | 92.0% | 94.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 91.0% | 93.5% | 5 |
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 lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 91.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 55th out of 143 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 lower secondary schools with single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release