Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 73.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa recorded 73.3% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 73.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2002.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 61.4% | — |
| 1998 | 59.3% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 58.2% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 57.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 57.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 57.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 59.1% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 60.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 70.6% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 71.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 69.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 73.3% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.6% | 58.2% | 61.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 57.4% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 69.6% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 68.5% | 73.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa was 73.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2002.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 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