School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development was 968,737 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Northern Africa, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Northern Africa is 968,737, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 1.05 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 968,737, in 2024.
SDG: 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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.05 million | — |
| 2013 | 1.05 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.05 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.04 million | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.01 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.01 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 997,276 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 989,879 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 980,485 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 968,737 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.03 million | 1.01 million | 1.05 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 987,861 | 968,737 | 1.00 million | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.54 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Northern Africa?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Northern Africa was 968,737 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 968,737 in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 131st out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release