School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development was 928,532 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Northern Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Northern Africa stood at 928,532. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 1.01 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 928,532, in 2024.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 131st of 187 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.01 million | — |
| 2013 | 1.01 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 995,838 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 981,602 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 971,413 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 965,878 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 962,749 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 958,413 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 954,433 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 947,544 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 939,522 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 928,532 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 986,745 | 962,749 | 1.01 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 945,689 | 928,532 | 958,413 | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 337,393 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 752,870 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Northern Africa?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Northern Africa was 928,532 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 928,532 in 2024.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 131st out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release