Africa July 2026
~705k
Questions answered
over 12 months- /
~150
Organizations
These insights represent ~705k questions answered from ~150 organizations, collected between July 2025 and June 2026.
The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Financial Services, Nonprofit Organization Management, Computer Software, Information Technology & Services, Marketing & Advertising, Investment Management, Machinery, Computer & Network Security, Hospital & Health Care, Internet
Reported gender breakdown
Male
65%
Female
35%
Non-Binary
0.01%
Are employees committed to their organizations?
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
74% of Africa employees are engaged
This is in the top 44% compared with other regions.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 26 and is in the top 18% compared with other regions.
How does Africa compare?
People in Africa were much more positive than average regarding Feedback & Recognition, Service & Quality Focus, and Collaboration & Communication.
On the lower side, people in Africa had much lower favorable scores than average in Equity.
People working in Africa are more engaged than Benelux, Central Europe, DACH, and Nordic. People working in Africa are less engaged than Central America and South Asia.
The highest scoring question for Africa had 96% of people agreeing that they understand how their work contributes to %[Company]%'s mission (+3% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Contribution to Broader Purpose.
People in Africa were generally least favourable about Equity, and were most negative towards 'I believe my total compensation (base salary+any bonuses+benefits+equity) is fair, relative to similar roles at other companies' with 27% of people disagreeing (+4% above average).
Which questions matter the most?
Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Africa organizations.
1 I have confidence in the leaders at %[Company]% | Leadership |
2 %[Company]% really allows us to make a positive difference | Social Connection |
3 The leaders at %[Company]% demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | Leadership |
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 19% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+0% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 7% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-3% compared to overall).
Understanding Tenure distributions
Tenure describes how long an employee has worked for their company: we know through our research that newly hired employees tend to be more positive than their tenured counterparts. Positivity declines sharply before bottoming out between two to six years, then rises slightly for those that remain.
The tenure composition of a benchmark can influence overall scores.
Tenure distributions
Less than 3 months
3%
3 months to 6 months
4%
6 months to less than 1 year
8%
1 to less than 2 years
15%
2 to less than 4 years
23%
4 to less than 6 years
12%
6 to less than 10 years
14%
Greater than 10 years
22%