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 5.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 5.2% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 6.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2003.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 28th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.7% | — |
| 1998 | 4.8% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 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 5.2% 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 6.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2003.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 28th 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 down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release