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Lower Secondary Enrollment by African country
Namibia has the highest lower secondary net enrollment rate of any African country, at 98.7%, ahead of Morocco and Sierra Leone.
Net enrollment rate in lower secondary education. 47 of 54 countries, ranked · UNESCO UIS, 2024.
Latest available year varies by country (1994–2025); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
Namibia
Morocco
Sierra LeoneBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Lower Secondary Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 98.7% | |
| 2 | Morocco | 97.7% | |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 96.2% | |
| 4 | Seychelles | 96.1% | |
| 5 | Kenya | 95.6% ⚠ ’06 | |
| 6 | Ghana | 94.8% | |
| 7 | Rwanda | 94.2% | |
| 8 | Egypt | 93.4% | |
| 9 | Eswatini | 92.7% | |
| 10 | Sao Tome and Principe | 91.3% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 11 | Botswana | 90.8% | |
| 12 | South Africa | 90.4% | |
| 13 | Zambia | 87.6% | |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 87.1% | |
| 15 | Mauritius | 87% | |
| 16 | Gambia | 85.7% | |
| 17 | Angola | 78.1% | |
| 18 | Malawi | 74.7% | |
| 19 | Togo | 72.9% | |
| 20 | Mozambique | 72% | |
| 21 | Comoros | 71.7% | |
| 22 | Mauritania | 69.7% | |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 69.2% | |
| 24 | Lesotho | 67.7% | |
| 25 | Sudan | 64.6% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 26 | Gabon | 64.2% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 27 | Burundi | 62.9% | |
| 28 | Eritrea | 62.9% | |
| 29 | Madagascar | 61.2% | |
| 30 | Liberia | 55.6% | |
| 31 | Cameroon | 52.9% | |
| 32 | Benin | 52.8% | |
| 33 | Equatorial Guinea | 49.9% ⚠ ’01 | |
| 34 | Tanzania | 49% | |
| 35 | Guinea-Bissau | 48.6% ⚠ ’00 | |
| 36 | Guinea | 48.5% ⚠ ’14 | |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 45.2% | |
| 38 | Mali | 43.7% ⚠ ’18 | |
| 39 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 43.5% ⚠ ’94 | |
| 40 | South Sudan | 43.4% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 41 | Chad | 41.4% | |
| 42 | Burkina Faso | 40.7% | |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 39.9% ⚠ ’12 | |
| 44 | Senegal | 36.1% | |
| 45 | Cabo Verde | 33.7% | |
| 46 | Algeria | 22.4% | |
| 47 | Niger | 20.3% |
Seychelles
Kenya
Ghana
Rwanda
Egypt
Eswatini
Sao Tome and Principe
Botswana
South Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Mauritius
Gambia
Angola
Malawi
Togo
Mozambique
Comoros
Mauritania
Cote d'Ivoire
Lesotho
Sudan
Gabon
Burundi
Eritrea
Madagascar
Liberia
Cameroon
Benin
Equatorial Guinea
Tanzania
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea
Ethiopia
Mali
Democratic Republic of the Congo
South Sudan
Chad
Burkina Faso
Central African Republic
Senegal
Cabo Verde
Algeria
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest lower secondary net enrollment rate?
Namibia has the highest lower secondary net enrollment rate in Africa at 98.7% (2024), followed by Morocco and Sierra Leone.
Which African country has the lowest lower secondary net enrollment rate?
Niger has the lowest lower secondary net enrollment rate of the 47 African countries with data, at 20.3% (2024).
How many African countries report Lower Secondary Enrollment data?
47 of 54 African countries have a Lower Secondary Enrollment figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 1994–2025). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=lower_secondary_net_enrollment_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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