Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 88.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
88.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
157th
of 221 groups
All-time high
88.5%
in 2024
All-time low
80.8%
in 2001
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Northern Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Northern Africa stood at 88.5%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 88.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2001.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 157th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 81.3% | — |
| 1971 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 82.0% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 84.1% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 84.3% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 85.0% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 84.3% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 83.8% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 83.7% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 83.4% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 84.3% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 83.7% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 83.6% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 84.2% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 85.9% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 85.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 82.8% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 81.1% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 81.2% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 81.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 82.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 87.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.2% | 81.3% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.9% | 83.4% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.8% | 81.0% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.9% | 80.8% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 86.5% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 86.4% | 88.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
- 154 French Polynesia 85.7% compare
- 155 Dominican Republic 85.6% compare
- 156 Burundi 85.1% compare
- 157 El Salvador 85.0% compare
- 158 French Guiana 85.0% compare
- 159 Malta 84.6% compare
- 160 Panama 84.2% 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 secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in MDG: Northern Africa was 88.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2001.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release