Eswatini vs Least developed countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Eswatini
106.4%
in 2016
Least developed countries
79.1%
in 2019
Eswatini rank
34th
Least developed countries rank
37th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Eswatini
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 106.4% against 79.1% in Least developed countries, a difference of 27.3%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.3 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 34th and Least developed countries ranks 37th of 193 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1970s 66.6% 45.5% 21.1% Eswatini
1990s 82.3% 58.1% 24.3% Eswatini
2000s 90.2% 67.2% 23.1% Eswatini
2010s 105.9% 77.3% 28.6% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Eswatini or Least developed countries?
Eswatini, at 106.4% against 79.1% in Least developed countries as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Eswatini and Least developed countries?
27.3%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Least developed countries?
26 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
How do Eswatini and Least developed countries rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Eswatini ranks 34th and Least developed countries ranks 37th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.