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 5.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.8%
Change on year
up 3.8%
Rank
12th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.8%
in 2008
All-time low
5.0%
in 2003
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 5.8% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 6.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2003.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 12th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.1% | — |
| 1998 | 5.2% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.0% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.1% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
- 9 Puerto Rico 15.2% compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.1% compare
- 11 Australia 11.2% compare
- 12 Algeria 10.9% compare
- 13 Maldives 9.3% compare
- 14 Lebanon 8.4% compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8.0% 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 5.8% 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 6.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2003.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 12th 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 down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release