Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 88.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
88.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
141st
of 221 groups
All-time high
92.1%
in 1975
All-time low
84.5%
in 1996
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 88.2% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 92.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 1996.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 87.3% | — |
| 1971 | 90.1% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 89.8% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 89.3% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 92.1% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 89.3% | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 89.0% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 88.0% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 88.0% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 86.5% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 87.2% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 87.1% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 85.7% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 85.3% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 85.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 84.5% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 85.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 88.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 88.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.4% | 87.3% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.5% | 86.5% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.7% | 84.5% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 85.7% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 86.3% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 87.5% | 88.2% | 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 secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 88.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 1996.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release