Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic was 83.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Northern Africa, 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 stood at 83.6%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 90.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 83.6%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 96th out of 143 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 88.8% | — |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.5% | 86.7% | 90.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 83.6% | 88.6% | 5 |
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 single-sex basic in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in SDG: Northern Africa was 83.6% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 96th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release