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Lower Secondary Completion by African country

2024

Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education.

Africa, 20248 of 54 countries
68.9%population-weighted average
Highest in 2024South Africa · 92.5%Lowest in 2024Uganda · 21.3%Reported in 20248 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — no dataDemocratic Republic of the Congo — no dataSomalia — no dataKenya — 86.6%Sudan — no dataChad — no dataSouth Africa — 92.5%Lesotho — 56.0%Zimbabwe — no dataBotswana — no dataNamibia — no dataSenegal — no dataMali — 26.8%Mauritania — no dataBenin — no dataNiger — no dataNigeria — 74.1%Cameroon — no dataTogo — no dataGhana — 71.2%Cote d'Ivoire — no dataGuinea — no dataGuinea-Bissau — no dataLiberia — no dataSierra Leone — no dataBurkina Faso — no dataCentral African Republic — no dataRepublic of the Congo — no dataGabon — no dataEquatorial Guinea — no dataZambia — 53.0%Malawi — no dataMozambique — no dataEswatini — no dataAngola — no dataBurundi — no dataMadagascar — no dataGambia — no dataTunisia — no dataAlgeria — no dataEritrea — no dataMorocco — no dataEgypt — no dataLibya — no dataEthiopia — no dataDjibouti — no dataUganda — 21.3%Rwanda — no dataSouth Sudan — no dataNigeria 74.1%Nigeria 74.1%EthiopiaEthiopiaKenya 86.6%Kenya 86.6%South Africa 92.5%South Africa 92.5%2024HIGHEST IN 2024South Africa92.5%Kenya86.6%Nigeria74.1%Ghana71.2%Lesotho56.0%LOWEST IN 2024Uganda21.3%Mali26.8%Zambia53.0%Lesotho56.0%Ghana71.2%PINNEDEthiopiano dataOTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawnno dataComorosnot drawnno dataMauritiusnot drawnno dataSao Tome and Principenot drawnno dataSeychellesnot drawnno data% of the age group · quintiles of the observed range21.3%26.8%53%71.2%74.1%92.5%no record
20142024
UNESCO UIS · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Southern Africa2 of 5 countries91.2%
Western Africa3 of 16 countries69.8%
Eastern Africa3 of 18 countries55.4%
Northern Africa0 of 6 countries—
Middle Africa0 of 9 countries—
Africaall 54 countries · 8 with a 2024 figure68.9%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
46 countries have no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso and 41 more are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Lower Secondary CompletionGross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education.
SourceUNESCO UIS, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of the age group
Last updated10 May 2026
Next expected updateMay 2027
Date range1996–2024
Coverage8 of 54 countries · 8 reported, 0 modelled, 46 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 8 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Lower Secondary Completion". Data adapted from UNESCO UIS. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/lower-secondary-completion
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=lower_secondary_completion_pct&year=2024&limit=100

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Lower Secondary Completion: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

15 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryLower Secondary CompletionPeriod
1South Africa92.5%2024
2Botswana92%2023
3Kenya86.6%2024
4Tunisia75.6%2023
5Nigeria74.1%2024
6Ghana71.2%2024
7Democratic Republic of the Congo60.3%2023
8Lesotho56%2024
9Zambia53%2024
10Somalia47.9%2023
11Gambia47%2023
12Angola38.2%2023
13Senegal31.1%2023
14Mali26.8%2024
15Uganda21.3%2024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 15 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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