Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 79.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 79.3%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 79.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 1998.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 134th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 68.2% | — |
| 1999 | 70.4% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 70.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 71.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 72.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 75.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 76.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 77.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 74.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.3% | 68.2% | 70.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 70.9% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 72.8% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 76.1% | 79.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 131 Iran, Islamic Republic of 70.8% compare
- 132 Türkiye 70.4% compare
- 133 Estonia 70.1% compare
- 134 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 69.2% compare
- 135 Kyrgyzstan 68.4% compare
- 136 Denmark 67.9% compare
- 137 Portugal 67.8% compare
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 79.3% 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 and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 134th 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 and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release