in the format of "eight-four-four".
For example, in Kenya this system looks like this:
- primary school from 1 to 8 class (standard), 8 years-education is free and compulsory for all from 5 to 7 years of age
- secondary school from 9th to 12th grade (form), 4 years-free education, but not necessarily
- higher school (bachelor's degree), 4 years — only for a fee.
Although primary education is compulsory, less than 70 per cent of school-age children attend primary school and 75 per cent of primary school-leavers go to secondary school. About 30% of high school graduates go to universities
In many countries, secondary education is still paid for, for example, in Zambia:
- primary school from 1st to 7th grade, 7 years-free
- secondary school from 8th to 9th grade, 2 years — for a fee
- high school from 10th to 12th grade, 3 years — for a fee
- higher school (bachelor), 4 years — for a fee.