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 68.2% 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 68.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 69.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 2002.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 162nd 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 | 61.3% | — |
| 1998 | 58.3% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 56.2% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 55.3% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 68.5% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 67.4% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 67.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 68.2% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6% | 56.2% | 61.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 52.9% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 65.0% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 63.4% | 68.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (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 68.2% 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 69.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2002.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 162nd 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 down 1.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release