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 31.8% 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 31.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 47.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2014.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 60th 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 SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 38.7% | — |
| 1998 | 41.7% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 44.7% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 47.1% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.4% | 38.7% | 43.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 31.5% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 30.9% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 31.8% | 36.6% | 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 secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (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 secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 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 31.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% 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 30.9% in 2014.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 60th 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 up 3.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release