Depioo/african-homework-index

Open dataset: what 11,253 students across 100+ countries (71% African) actually ask for homework help. By ScanSolve. # The African Homework Index 2026 > Open dataset on **what students across Africa actually ask for homework help** — the first public index of cross-country homework demand, aggregated and anonymized from **46,658 real homework questions** by **11,253 students across 100+ countries** (71% in Africa), March–June 2026. Published by **ScanSolve** · 📊 Interactive report: **getscansolve.com · License: **CC BY 4.0** --- ## Headline findings 1. **Mathematics is the #1 most-requested subject in every single country** measured — 26.9% of all subject-classified questions. 2. The **second** most-asked subject flips sharply by nation: - 🇳🇬 Nigeria · 🇨🇲 Cameroon · 🇺🇬 Uganda → **Physics** - 🇿🇦 South Africa · 🇬🇭 Ghana → **English** - 🇰🇪 Kenya → **Chemistry** (uniquely cracks the top three) 3. **Computer Science** is unusually strong everywhere — Cameroon's #2 subject and top-three in five countries — pointing to fast-rising demand for coding/ICT help. 4. Students message in **6+ languages** including English, Arabic, French, Swahili, Hindi and Bengali. ## Subject demand (share of 28,933 subject-classified questions) | Subject | Share | |---|---| | Mathematics | 26.9% | | English | 12.4% | | Physics | 10.2% | | Computer Science | 9.9% | | Chemistry | 7.3% | | Biology | 6.0% | | Business / Management | 5.3% | | Geography | 5.1% | ## Top countries | Country | Students | Questions | Top 3 subjects | |---|---|---|---| | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 2,103 | 7,705 | Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science | | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1,763 | 8,512 | Mathematics, English, Computer Science | | 🇮🇳 India | 1,643 | 4,543 | Mathematics, English, Computer Science | | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1,281 | 6,365 | Mathematics, English, Chemistry | | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 1,173 | 4,775 | Mathematics, English, Computer Science | | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 494 | 3,562 | Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics | | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 302 | 736 | Mathematics, English, Physics | | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 298 | 1,485 | Mathematics, …