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 70.9% 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
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 70.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% 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 72.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 1998.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 156th 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 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 | 62.7% | — |
| 1999 | 63.8% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 65.2% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 64.1% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 64.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 69.6% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 71.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 71.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 69.9% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 68.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 70.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.3% | 62.7% | 63.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 63.8% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 68.2% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.7% | 68.8% | 70.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
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 70.9% 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 72.1% in 2009.
- 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 62.7% 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 156th 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 1.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release