| Algeria | | .. | .. | .. | 97.0 | 98.9 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 97.8 | .. |
| Benin | | .. | .. | 21.9 | 23.0 | .. | 22.6 | 22.7 | 23.1 | .. |
| Botswana | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 81.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Burkina Faso | | .. | .. | 9.1 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.3 | .. |
| Burundi | | .. | .. | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | | 4.2 | .. |
| Cameroon | | .. | .. | .. | 8.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Cabo Verde | | .. | .. | 52.9 | .. | 66.1 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 70.8 | .. |
| Central African Republic | | .. | .. | .. | | | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Chad | | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Comoros | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14.2 | 13.2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Côte d'Ivoire | | .. | 24.8 | .. | .. | .. | 31.0 | 25.0 | 24.4 | .. |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | | .. | .. | 7.9 | 8.9 | .. | 8.4 | .. | .. | .. |
| Djibouti | | .. | 71.2 | .. | 78.1 | 67.2 | 72.1 | 72.7 | 73.5 | 100.0 |
| Equatorial Guinea | | 34.4 | 28.4 | .. | 32.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Eritrea | | .. | .. | 26.9 | 34.2 | 31.9 | .. | 25.9 | 28.6 | .. |
| Ethiopia | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 45.0 | .. | .. |
| Gabon | | .. | .. | .. | 49.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Gambia | | .. | .. | 17.3 | 29.6 | .. | 36.2 | 39.5 | 41.0 | 39.8 |
| Ghana | | .. | .. | .. | 32.7 | 26.6 | 31.0 | .. | .. | .. |
| Guinea | | .. | .. | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | | .. | .. |
| Guinea-Bissau | | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Lesotho | | .. | .. | 10.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 13.5 | .. |
| Madagascar | | .. | .. | | .. | .. | 7.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | .. |
| Malawi | | .. | .. | 6.6 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 14.6 | .. | 18.7 | .. |
| Mali | | .. | .. | .. | 6.3 | 8.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Mauritania | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.8 | .. | .. |
| Mauritius | | .. | .. | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | .. |
| Morocco | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 80.2 | 86.7 | .. | .. | .. |
| Namibia | | .. | .. | 59.3 | .. | 58.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Niger | | .. | .. | 1.8 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 5.1 | .. |
| Nigeria | | 34.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rwanda | | .. | .. | .. | 36.2 | 35.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Sao Tome and Principe | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 65.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Senegal | | .. | .. | 32.8 | .. | 22.0 | .. | 22.6 | 22.7 | .. |
| Seychelles | | .. | .. | .. | 100.0 | 100.0 | .. | 100.0 | 100.0 | .. |
| Sierra Leone | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| South Africa | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 85.2 | 94.5 | 94.6 | 95.1 | .. |
| Swaziland | | .. | .. | .. | 95.9 | 94.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Togo | | .. | .. | 8.6 | 8.2 | .. | 7.5 | 9.1 | .. | .. |
| Tunisia | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 99.9 | 99.6 | 94.3 | .. |
| Uganda | | .. | .. | .. | | .. | .. | .. | 2.5 | .. |
| United Republic of Tanzania | | .. | .. | 6.3 | .. | 14.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Zambia | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Education For All Regions | Sub-Saharan Africa | | .. | | | | | | | | .. |
| UIS Regions | Sub-Saharan Africa | | .. | | | | | | | | .. |
| Millenium Development Goals Regions | Northern Africa | | .. | .. | | | | 87.1 | | | .. |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | | .. | | | | | | | | .. |
| UNESCO Regions | Africa | | .. | | | | | | | | .. |