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 29.6% 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
MDG: Northern Africa recorded 29.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 45.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2024.
That places MDG: Northern Africa 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 41.4% | — |
| 1998 | 43.5% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 44.7% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 31.7% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.2% | 41.4% | 44.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 32.5% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 31.7% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 29.6% | 35.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
- 53 Rwanda 35.1% compare
- 54 Mexico 34.9% compare
- 55 Türkiye 34.6% compare
- 56 Costa Rica 34.3% compare
- 57 New Zealand 34.3% compare
- 58 Greece 33.2% compare
- 59 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32.8% compare
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 11.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (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 primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.09 % 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 29.6% 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 45.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 56th 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 6.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release