Education · Southern Africa

South Africa Upper Secondary Completion

62.2%as of 2024Reported+4.2% vs 2023

Gross intake ratio to the last grade of upper secondary education. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 10 May 2026.

Trend

2011 – 2024 · UNESCO

History

most recent 7 periods · UNESCO
PeriodUpper Secondary Completion
202462.2%
202359.7%
202257.7%
202163.2%
202061.5%
201648.5%
201148.8%

Upper Secondary Completion across Africa

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CountryUpper Secondary CompletionPeriod
Nigeria68.5%2024
Kenya65%2024
Egypt75.71%2022
Ghana45%2024
Ethiopia17.6%2022
Tanzania8.9%2022

Upper Secondary Completion in every African country

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