Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 29.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1998–2024
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 and Western Asia is 29.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 37.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2009.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 66th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 37.3% | — |
| 1999 | 36.2% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 36.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.7% | 36.2% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 27.9% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 29.0% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 29.1% | 31.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 63 Lithuania 34.2% compare
- 64 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 34.1% compare
- 65 Costa Rica 34.0% compare
- 66 Lebanon 33.1% compare
- 67 Armenia 32.4% compare
- 68 Puerto Rico 32.4% compare
- 69 Thailand 31.5% compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 29.1% 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 and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2009.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 66th 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 and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 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