Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.7%
Change on year
up 16.3%
Rank
33rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.8%
in 2000
All-time low
2.2%
in 2022
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Northern Africa recorded 2.7% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.3% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 3.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2022.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 33rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.0% | — |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 3.1% compare
- 31 Aruba 2.6% compare
- 32 Bulgaria 2.6% compare
- 33 Central African Republic 2.4% compare
- 34 Vanuatu 2.3% compare
- 35 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.3% compare
- 36 Chile 2.1% compare
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa was 2.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2022.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 33rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release