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 26.7% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 26.7%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 42.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2024.
SDG: Northern Africa ranks 64th 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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 38.6% | — |
| 1998 | 40.7% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 41.8% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 42.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 42.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.4% | 38.6% | 41.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 28.9% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 27.9% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 26.7% | 31.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9057 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (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 26.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 64th 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 4.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release