School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 2.61 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.61 million
Change on year
down 3.8%
Rank
120th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.87 million
in 2006
All-time low
1.88 million
in 2011
Years of data
27
1998–2024
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 2.61 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 3.87 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.88 million, in 2011.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 120th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.30 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.36 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 3.46 million | +46.6% |
| 2001 | 3.56 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.70 million | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 3.77 million | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 3.83 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.84 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.87 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.13 million | -44.9% |
| 2008 | 1.93 million | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 1.92 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.90 million | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.88 million | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.04 million | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 2.65 million | +29.8% |
| 2014 | 2.65 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.64 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.67 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.71 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.57 million | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.57 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.60 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.63 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 2.67 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.71 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.61 million | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.33 million | 2.30 million | 2.36 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.20 million | 1.92 million | 3.87 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 million | 1.88 million | 2.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 million | 2.60 million | 2.71 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (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 primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9057 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa was 2.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 million in 2011.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release