 According to records, many African families live below the poverty level. Children from such backgrounds do not attend school, are unable to write or read, and do not appear to have access to education in the near future. Here are the top five most educated countries in Africa. 5. Mauritius. It has a population of 1.2 million people, literacy rate of 90.6%. 4. Libya. Literacy rate of 91% with a population of 6.8 million people. 3. Seychelles with a population of 98,347 people, Seychelles is ranked third in the world with a literacy rate of 91.8%. 2. South Africa. With a population of 59.3 million people and a literacy rate of 94.30%. 1. Equatorial Guinea. It has a literacy rate of 95.30% with a population of 1.4 million.