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Upper Secondary Enrollment by African country
South Africa has the highest upper secondary net enrollment rate of any African country, at 86.9%, ahead of Mauritius and Morocco.
Net enrollment rate in upper secondary education. 29 of 54 countries, ranked · UNESCO UIS, 2023.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
South Africa
Mauritius
MoroccoBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Upper Secondary Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 86.9% | |
| 2 | Mauritius | 81.2% | |
| 3 | Morocco | 81.1% | |
| 4 | Namibia | 80.3% | |
| 5 | Algeria | 79.6% | |
| 6 | Seychelles | 76.3% | |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 71.8% | |
| 8 | Rwanda | 71.7% | |
| 9 | Egypt | 70% | |
| 10 | Kenya | 62.4% | |
| 11 | Gambia | 57.3% | |
| 12 | Comoros | 52.6% | |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 52% | |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 49.8% | |
| 15 | Angola | 48.6% | |
| 16 | Togo | 44.7% | |
| 17 | Ghana | 41.9% | |
| 18 | Lesotho | 41.6% | |
| 19 | Cameroon | 35.2% | |
| 20 | Zambia | 34.4% | |
| 21 | Malawi | 31.3% | |
| 22 | Madagascar | 31% | |
| 23 | Burundi | 29.4% | |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 26.7% | |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 23.7% | |
| 26 | Chad | 20% | |
| 27 | Senegal | 18.9% | |
| 28 | Tanzania | 15% | |
| 29 | Niger | 11.5% |
Namibia
Algeria
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Rwanda
Egypt
Kenya
Gambia
Comoros
Cote d'Ivoire
Zimbabwe
Angola
Togo
Ghana
Lesotho
Cameroon
Zambia
Malawi
Madagascar
Burundi
Ethiopia
Burkina Faso
Chad
Senegal
Tanzania
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One call to /v1/data returns the latest Upper Secondary Enrollment figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=upper_secondary_net_enrollment_pct&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest upper secondary net enrollment rate?
South Africa has the highest upper secondary net enrollment rate in Africa at 86.9% (2023), followed by Mauritius and Morocco.
Which African country has the lowest upper secondary net enrollment rate?
Niger has the lowest upper secondary net enrollment rate of the 29 African countries with data, at 11.5% (2024).
How many African countries report Upper Secondary Enrollment data?
29 of 54 African countries have a Upper Secondary Enrollment figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2023–2025). 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=upper_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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