Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum was 31.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2000–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Northern Africa and Western Asia is 31.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 31.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.7% | — |
| 2001 | 23.1% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 23.6% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 24.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.7% | 22.7% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 27.3% | 31.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 31.4% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 9th out of 9 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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