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 21.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: 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 SDG: Northern Africa is 21.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% 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 SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 39.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 82nd 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 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 | 38.4% | — |
| 1998 | 39.5% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 39.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 39.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 39.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 25.8% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.2% | 38.4% | 39.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 26.3% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 24.9% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 21.9% | 26.6% | 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 21.9% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 82nd 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 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release