Education · Africa ranking
Lower Secondary Completion by African country
South Africa has the highest lower secondary completion rate of any African country, at 92.5%, ahead of Botswana and Egypt.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education. 50 of 54 countries, ranked · UNESCO UIS, 2024.
Latest available year varies by country (2000–2024); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
South Africa
Botswana
EgyptBy region
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| # | Country | Lower Secondary Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 92.5% | |
| 2 | Botswana | 92% | |
| 3 | Egypt | 88.1% | |
| 4 | Kenya | 86.6% | |
| 5 | Mauritius | 85.3% | |
| 6 | Namibia | 75.6% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 7 | Tunisia | 75.6% | |
| 8 | Nigeria | 74.1% | |
| 9 | Algeria | 73.2% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 72.4% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 11 | Ghana | 71.2% | |
| 12 | Djibouti | 62.4% ⚠ ’17 | |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 60.3% | |
| 14 | Comoros | 60% | |
| 15 | Sao Tome and Principe | 60% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 16 | Eswatini | 57.8% | |
| 17 | Lesotho | 56% | |
| 18 | Zambia | 53% | |
| 19 | Sudan | 51.2% ⚠ ’14 | |
| 20 | Republic of the Congo | 50.5% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 21 | Somalia | 47.9% | |
| 22 | Togo | 47.7% | |
| 23 | Cameroon | 47.2% ⚠ ’18 | |
| 24 | Gambia | 47% | |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 47% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 26 | Gabon | 44.2% ⚠ ’17 | |
| 27 | Angola | 38.2% | |
| 28 | Morocco | 37.6% ⚠ ’10 | |
| 29 | Mauritania | 37.1% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 35.2% | |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 34.4% | |
| 32 | Rwanda | 32% | |
| 33 | Senegal | 31.1% | |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 30.4% | |
| 35 | Benin | 28.7% | |
| 36 | Tanzania | 28% | |
| 37 | Mozambique | 27.9% | |
| 38 | Liberia | 27.4% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 39 | Mali | 26.8% | |
| 40 | Guinea | 26.3% ⚠ ’18 | |
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 25.6% | |
| 42 | Burundi | 25.3% ⚠ ’17 | |
| 43 | Madagascar | 23.5% | |
| 44 | Malawi | 23.1% | |
| 45 | Uganda | 21.3% | |
| 46 | Equatorial Guinea | 17.6% ⚠ ’00 | |
| 47 | South Sudan | 14.6% ⚠ ’10 | |
| 48 | Chad | 13.1% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 49 | Niger | 12.4% | |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 12.3% ⚠ ’19 |
Kenya
Mauritius
Namibia
Tunisia
Nigeria
Algeria
Zimbabwe
Ghana
Djibouti
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Comoros
Sao Tome and Principe
Eswatini
Lesotho
Zambia
Sudan
Republic of the Congo
Somalia
Togo
Cameroon
Gambia
Sierra Leone
Gabon
Angola
Morocco
Mauritania
Cote d'Ivoire
Burkina Faso
Rwanda
Senegal
Ethiopia
Benin
Tanzania
Mozambique
Liberia
Mali
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Burundi
Madagascar
Malawi
Uganda
Equatorial Guinea
South Sudan
Chad
Niger
Central African RepublicGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Lower Secondary Completion figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=lower_secondary_completion_pct&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest lower secondary completion rate?
South Africa has the highest lower secondary completion rate in Africa at 92.5% (2024), followed by Botswana and Egypt.
Which African country has the lowest lower secondary completion rate?
Central African Republic has the lowest lower secondary completion rate of the 50 African countries with data, at 12.3% (2019).
How many African countries report Lower Secondary Completion data?
50 of 54 African countries have a Lower Secondary Completion figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2000–2024). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=lower_secondary_completion_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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