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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 Cabo Verde and Sao Tome and Principe.
Net enrollment rate in upper secondary education. 48 of 54 countries, ranked · UNESCO UIS, 2023.
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 ⚠.
South Africa
Cabo Verde
Sao Tome and PrincipeBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Upper Secondary Enrollment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 86.9% | |
| 2 | Cabo Verde | 83.2% | |
| 3 | Sao Tome and Principe | 81.5% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 4 | Mauritius | 81.2% | |
| 5 | Morocco | 81.1% | |
| 6 | Namibia | 80.3% | |
| 7 | Algeria | 79.6% | |
| 8 | Seychelles | 76.3% | |
| 9 | Eswatini | 75.7% | |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 71.8% | |
| 11 | Rwanda | 71.7% | |
| 12 | Egypt | 70% | |
| 13 | Botswana | 69.3% | |
| 14 | Kenya | 62.4% | |
| 15 | Gambia | 57.3% | |
| 16 | Eritrea | 56.2% | |
| 17 | Gabon | 54.3% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 18 | Liberia | 53.7% | |
| 19 | Comoros | 52.6% | |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 52% | |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 49.8% | |
| 22 | Angola | 48.6% | |
| 23 | Mauritania | 45% ⚠ ’20 | |
| 24 | Togo | 44.7% | |
| 25 | Ghana | 41.9% | |
| 26 | Lesotho | 41.6% | |
| 27 | South Sudan | 38.7% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 28 | Cameroon | 35.2% | |
| 29 | Zambia | 34.4% | |
| 30 | Mozambique | 33% | |
| 31 | Sudan | 32.6% ⚠ ’19 | |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 32.3% ⚠ ’94 | |
| 33 | Benin | 32.1% | |
| 34 | Malawi | 31.3% | |
| 35 | Guinea | 31.2% ⚠ ’14 | |
| 36 | Madagascar | 31% | |
| 37 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.5% ⚠ ’00 | |
| 38 | Burundi | 29.4% | |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 26.7% | |
| 40 | Uganda | 24.6% ⚠ ’08 | |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 23.7% | |
| 42 | Equatorial Guinea | 23.2% ⚠ ’01 | |
| 43 | Mali | 23% ⚠ ’18 | |
| 44 | Chad | 20% | |
| 45 | Senegal | 18.9% | |
| 46 | Tanzania | 15% | |
| 47 | Central African Republic | 14.1% ⚠ ’12 | |
| 48 | Niger | 11.5% |
Mauritius
Morocco
Namibia
Algeria
Seychelles
Eswatini
Sierra Leone
Rwanda
Egypt
Botswana
Kenya
Gambia
Eritrea
Gabon
Liberia
Comoros
Cote d'Ivoire
Zimbabwe
Angola
Mauritania
Togo
Ghana
Lesotho
South Sudan
Cameroon
Zambia
Mozambique
Sudan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Benin
Malawi
Guinea
Madagascar
Guinea-Bissau
Burundi
Ethiopia
Uganda
Burkina Faso
Equatorial Guinea
Mali
Chad
Senegal
Tanzania
Central African Republic
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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.
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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 Cabo Verde and Sao Tome and Principe.
Which African country has the lowest upper secondary net enrollment rate?
Niger has the lowest upper secondary net enrollment rate of the 48 African countries with data, at 11.5% (2024).
How many African countries report Upper Secondary Enrollment data?
48 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 1994–2025). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
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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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