School age population, primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: School age population, primary education, female was 17.00 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.00 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
146th
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.00 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.66 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 17.00 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 17.00 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.66 million, in 1970.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 146th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.66 million | — |
| 1971 | 7.81 million | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 7.93 million | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 8.06 million | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 8.17 million | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 8.27 million | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 8.41 million | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 8.59 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 8.74 million | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 8.90 million | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 9.07 million | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 9.25 million | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 9.45 million | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 9.63 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 9.82 million | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 10.04 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 10.27 million | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 10.50 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 10.73 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 10.97 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 10.54 million | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 11.05 million | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 11.26 million | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 11.43 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 11.55 million | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 11.62 million | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 11.66 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 11.66 million | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 11.63 million | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 11.64 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 11.62 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 11.60 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 11.58 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.56 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 11.56 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 12.42 million | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 12.45 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.51 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 12.61 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.45 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 12.64 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 12.83 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 13.06 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 13.33 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 13.64 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 13.97 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 14.33 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 14.71 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 15.09 million | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 15.48 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 15.87 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 16.25 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 16.61 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 16.87 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 17.00 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.25 million | 7.66 million | 8.90 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.97 million | 9.07 million | 10.97 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.40 million | 10.54 million | 11.66 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.04 million | 11.56 million | 12.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.91 million | 12.64 million | 15.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.52 million | 15.87 million | 17.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
- 143 Qatar 93,149 compare
- 144 Puerto Rico 76,111 compare
- 145 Armenia 73,807 compare
- 146 Croatia 69,742 compare
- 147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 66,415 compare
- 148 Republic of Moldova 63,657 compare
- 149 Slovenia 63,153 compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.46 % 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 400,895 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa?
- School age population, primary education, female in SDG: Northern Africa was 17.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 17.00 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.66 million in 1970.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release