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 75.4% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa stood at 75.4%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 75.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.2%, in 1999.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 161st of 221 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 58.3% | — |
| 1998 | 57.3% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 57.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 57.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 58.8% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 59.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 62.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 65.3% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 67.5% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 70.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 71.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 71.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 70.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.6% | 57.2% | 58.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 57.4% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 70.0% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 69.6% | 75.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (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 primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.09 % 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 75.4% 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 75.4% 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 57.2% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 161st 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 5.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release