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 26.5% 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
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) recorded 26.5% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% 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 42.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2024.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 65th 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 ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 38.5% | — |
| 1998 | 40.5% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 41.7% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 42.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.2% | 38.5% | 41.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 28.7% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 27.7% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 26.5% | 31.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- 62 Dominican Republic 31.1% compare
- 63 Ecuador 30.8% compare
- 64 Thailand 30.2% compare
- 65 Andorra 29.6% compare
- 66 Philippines 29.5% compare
- 67 Malta 28.8% compare
- 68 Seychelles 28.6% compare
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.06 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.90 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.59 million (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 26.5% 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 42.5% in 2002.
- 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 26.5% 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 65th 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 4.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release