Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 96.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
96.2%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
193rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
96.7%
in 2022
All-time low
95.1%
in 2008
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa is 96.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 96.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 95.1%, in 2008.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 193rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 96.2% | — |
| 1998 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 95.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 96.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.9% | 95.6% | 96.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 95.6% | 95.1% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 95.6% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 95.9% | 96.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.58 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 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, male (number), gaps 4.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa was 96.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.1% in 2008.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 193rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release