Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 5.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 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 ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) is 5.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 6.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2022.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.7% | — |
| 1998 | 4.8% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +24.8% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 5.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2022.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release