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 20.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 20.7%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.3% 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 31.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 31.8% | — |
| 1999 | 29.6% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 29.1% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.7% | 29.6% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 22.6% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 23.5% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 20.7% | 23.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 85 Monaco 17.6% compare
- 86 Mozambique 17.2% compare
- 87 Belize 16.7% compare
- 88 Cameroon 16.2% compare
- 89 Brunei Darussalam 16.1% compare
- 90 Djibouti 15.9% compare
- 91 Sao Tome and Principe 15.7% 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 20.7% 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 31.8% in 1998.
- 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 20.7% in 2024.
- 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 88th 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 down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release