Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.7%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
128th
of 221 groups
All-time high
99.0%
in 2022
All-time low
98.2%
in 2000
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 98.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 99.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 2000.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 128th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 98.4% | — |
| 1999 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.2% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.0% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 98.7% 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 and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 128th 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 and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release