<p>Africa’s economic future depends not only on growth but on raising value-added across key sectors to achieve broad-based transformation. Yet, many countries continue to face sluggish progress in enhancing productivity and diversifying their economies. This study investigates the impact of inclusive education on structural transformation in Africa, utilizing panel data from 54 countries spanning 2000 to 2022. Inclusive education, measured through the gender parity index at primary, secondary, tertiary, and lifelong education stages, significantly enhances value-added contributions across manufacturing, industrial, agricultural, and service sectors. Using the Two-Step GMM methodology to address endogeneity, the findings reveal that inclusive education drives economic diversification and productivity growth, with middle-income countries exhibiting stronger transformative impacts than low-income nations. Furthermore, financial development, clean energy adoption, trade openness, and ICT diffusion through internet penetration are identified as complementary enablers of structural transformation. The study underscores the critical role of inclusive education in fostering equitable and sustainable economic growth, while advocating for targeted investments in education infrastructure and vocational training. These findings provide a framework for policy interventions aimed at enhancing Africa’s capacity for long-term economic transformation. In addition, the findings advocate for targeted investments in equitable education systems, vocational training, and digital infrastructure to accelerate resilient and sustainable structural transformation.</p>