Eswatini vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
Eswatini
45.1%
in 2022
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
32.6%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
16th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
15th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- Eswatini
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 45.1% against 32.6% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, a difference of 12.5%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.4 times UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
Eswatini ranks 16th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 15th of 185 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.9% | 40.7% | 2.1% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 41.8% | 19.2% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 37.4% | 32.1% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 32.1% | 13.0% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Eswatini or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Eswatini, at 45.1% against 32.6% in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Eswatini and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 12.5%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Eswatini and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Eswatini ranks 16th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 15th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release