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 24.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa, 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 MDG: Northern Africa is 24.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 42.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2024.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 61st 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 MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 41.7% | — |
| 1998 | 42.7% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 42.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 42.4% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 42.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.4% | 41.7% | 42.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 29.6% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 28.2% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 24.6% | 30.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (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 secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % 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 24.6% 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 42.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 61st 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 down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release