Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.7259 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7259 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
127th
of 214 groups
All-time high
0.8881 GPIA
in 2000
All-time low
0.463 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 0.7259 GPIA.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 0.8881 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.463 GPIA, in 2015.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 127th 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 26 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7899 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8881 GPIA | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7195 GPIA | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7711 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7892 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7902 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7906 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8426 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8205 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5799 GPIA | -29.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8585 GPIA | +48.0% |
| 2010 | 0.843 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6293 GPIA | -25.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4804 GPIA | -23.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6451 GPIA | +34.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7079 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.463 GPIA | -34.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7107 GPIA | +53.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7764 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8191 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7065 GPIA | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8327 GPIA | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8668 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5271 GPIA | -39.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7054 GPIA | +33.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7259 GPIA | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7899 GPIA | 0.7899 GPIA | 0.7899 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.785 GPIA | 0.5799 GPIA | 0.8881 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6781 GPIA | 0.463 GPIA | 0.843 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7316 GPIA | 0.5271 GPIA | 0.8668 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 124 Switzerland 0.7192 GPIA compare
- 125 Ghana 0.718 GPIA compare
- 126 Azerbaijan 0.7169 GPIA compare
- 127 El Salvador 0.7126 GPIA compare
- 128 Micronesia (country) 0.7117 GPIA compare
- 129 Fiji 0.706 GPIA compare
- 130 Paraguay 0.7036 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 0.7259 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8881 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.463 GPIA in 2015.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 127th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release