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 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 2.1%.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 12.3% 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 2.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2022.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 71st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.2% | — |
| 1999 | 2.4% | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
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 2.1% 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 2.6% in 2008.
- 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 1.7% in 2022.
- 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 71st 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 up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release