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Upper Secondary Enrollment by African country
South Africa has the highest reported upper secondary net enrollment rate among the 29 countries shown, at 86.9% (2023).
Net enrollment rate in upper secondary education. 29 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
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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The table includes 29 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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