Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 70.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Northern Africa recorded 70.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 70.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 2002.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 58.6% | — |
| 1998 | 56.5% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 55.3% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 55.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 54.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 67.5% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 67.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 66.2% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.8% | 55.3% | 58.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 54.4% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 65.3% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 64.6% | 70.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa was 70.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 2002.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release