Full List: Top 10 African countries with the highest tertiary enrolment rates

Based on the latest available figures for each country, Algeria records the highest tertiary gross enrolment ratio among the African countries in this list at 54.

According to the UNESCO definition, the gross enrolment ratio measures total enrolment in tertiary education, regardless of age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group immediately following secondary education.

Access to higher education varies considerably across Africa, with some countries recording tertiary gross enrolment ratios above 40%, while others remain below 10%.