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 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 2.4% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 3.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2022.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 35th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.8% | — |
| 1998 | 2.9% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 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 secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.15 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 secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 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 2.4% 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 3.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2022.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 35th 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 12.5%. 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 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