10 Most Educated Countries In Africa, 2022. A Thread
1. Equatorial Guinea
This country rose from second to top in Africa. Its primary education is for five years, followed by 4 years of secondary education, which is categorised into two stages. Here, preschool and primary school is essential.
Also, Education is free and compulsory until the age of 14. The country also place emphasis on tertiary education, established in 1995.
Largely assisted by the Spanish National University of distant education, its literacy rate is 95.30.
2. South Africa
The education system here is quite impressive and has recently come under spotlight. With a literacy level of 94.30, education is compulsory from the age of seven (grade 1) to the age of 15.
Infact, South Africa boasts of having some of its University among top ranking institutions in the world, for example, University of Cape Town, UCT is mind-blowing, I'd honestly love to be a student immediately 🤭....
3. Seychelles
A literacy rate of 91.80%, education is compulsory to the age of 16 and free until 18. Though you must pay for uniforms but tuition and books are exempted.
The higher education is represented by a university and one polytechnic with 14 study programs.
4.Libya Before the 2011 revolution, the Libyan Jamahiriya made education compulsory for both sexes. Infact, the government funded study abroad if certain educational programmes could not be accessed within the country.
Now, Libya boasts of a literacy rate of 91.00%, children between ages 6 to 15 attend primary school, proceeding to secondary school for three additional years.
5. Mauritius
As a former British colony, the educational system here is categorised into 4sectors. Apparently, Mauritian students constantly rank top in the world for the Cambridge international O level among others.
With the literacy rate of 90.60, school has remained a priority
6. Botswana With 85.50 literacy rate, Botswana is ranked 6th in Africa. The system designed to produce critical thinkers guarantees ten years of basic education.
7. Cape Verde.
Since it's independence, its literacy rate has improved immensely, as opposed to its independence period,more than 80% are now literate.
The country boasts of a literacy rate of 87.60%.
8. Zimbabwe The educational system consists of 7years of primary and 6 years of secondary school. The country has a literacy rate of 86.50, infact, it has recorded an impressive performance in adult education.
9. Burundi
The system of education in Burundi has a structure of six years of primary education, 7 years of secondary education, which is divided into lower and upper stages. With a literacy rate of 85.60, education has now become compulsory for children between ages 7.
10. Gabon
In Gabon, education is compulsory from the ages 6 to 16. The system is actually modelled on education in France and french is the language instructions