Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 21.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) is 21.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 39.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2024.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 83rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 38.4% | — |
| 1998 | 39.4% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 39.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 39.3% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 39.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.2% | 38.4% | 39.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 26.2% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 24.7% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 21.8% | 26.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 415,314 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 906,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.86 % change on previous year (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 ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 21.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2024.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 83rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release