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Tertiary Enrollment by African country
Libya has the highest tertiary school enrollment ratio of any African country, at 58.5%, ahead of Algeria and Morocco.
Gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education, regardless of age. 53 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2003.
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| # | Country | Tertiary Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 58.5% | |
| 2 | Algeria | 54.4% | |
| 3 | Morocco | 48.2% | |
| 4 | Mauritius | 45.8% | |
| 5 | Tunisia | 38.1% | |
| 6 | Egypt | 38% | |
| 7 | Namibia | 26.1% | |
| 8 | Cabo Verde | 24.3% | |
| 9 | South Africa | 23.5% | |
| 10 | Botswana | 21.4% | |
| 11 | Ghana | 21.3% | |
| 12 | Comoros | 18.8% | |
| 13 | Cameroon | 16.7% | |
| 14 | Sudan | 15.9% | |
| 15 | Senegal | 15.3% | |
| 16 | Togo | 14.9% | |
| 17 | Seychelles | 14.5% | |
| 18 | Gambia | 13.5% | |
| 19 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.8% | |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.3% | |
| 21 | Guinea | 10.9% | |
| 22 | Liberia | 10.8% | |
| 23 | Kenya | 10.4% | |
| 24 | Republic of the Congo | 10.4% | |
| 25 | Benin | 10.2% | |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 10% | |
| 27 | Angola | 10% | |
| 28 | Lesotho | 9.9% | |
| 29 | Nigeria | 9.7% | |
| 30 | Rwanda | 9.4% | |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 7.7% | |
| 32 | Gabon | 7.7% | |
| 33 | Mozambique | 7.5% | |
| 34 | Eswatini | 6.4% | |
| 35 | Burundi | 6.4% | |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.4% | |
| 37 | Madagascar | 6.1% | |
| 38 | Mauritania | 6% | |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 5.9% | |
| 40 | Djibouti | 5.2% | |
| 41 | Mali | 5.1% | |
| 42 | Uganda | 4.6% | |
| 43 | Chad | 4.4% | |
| 44 | Niger | 4.2% | |
| 45 | Tanzania | 4% | |
| 46 | Zambia | 4% | |
| 47 | Eritrea | 3.2% | |
| 48 | Central African Republic | 2.8% | |
| 49 | Malawi | 2.7% | |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.6% | |
| 51 | Somalia | 2.4% | |
| 52 | Sierra Leone | 2% | |
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.8% |
Mauritius
Tunisia
Egypt
Namibia
Cabo Verde
South Africa
Botswana
Ghana
Comoros
Cameroon
Sudan
Senegal
Togo
Seychelles
Gambia
Sao Tome and Principe
Cote d'Ivoire
Guinea
Liberia
Kenya
Republic of the Congo
Benin
Burkina Faso
Angola
Lesotho
Nigeria
Rwanda
Zimbabwe
Gabon
Mozambique
Eswatini
Burundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Madagascar
Mauritania
Ethiopia
Djibouti
Mali
Uganda
Chad
Niger
Tanzania
Zambia
Eritrea
Central African Republic
Malawi
Guinea-Bissau
Somalia
Sierra Leone
Equatorial GuineaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Tertiary Enrollment figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=tertiary_enrollment_pct&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest tertiary school enrollment ratio?
Libya has the highest tertiary school enrollment ratio in Africa at 58.5% (2003), followed by Algeria and Morocco.
Which African country has the lowest tertiary school enrollment ratio?
Equatorial Guinea has the lowest tertiary school enrollment ratio of the 53 African countries with data, at 1.8% (2000).
How many African countries report Tertiary Enrollment data?
53 of 54 African countries have a recent Tertiary Enrollment figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=tertiary_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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