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 34.8% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa is 34.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 50.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 2024.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 50th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 | 41.1% | — |
| 1998 | 44.2% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 46.4% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 47.4% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 47.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 35.4% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 37.6% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9% | 41.1% | 46.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 35.4% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 35.3% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 34.8% | 40.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Northern Africa
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (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 secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % 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 34.8% 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 50.2% 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 34.8% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 50th 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 1.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release