Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Eswatini
Eswatini: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 82.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Eswatini, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 82.6% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in 2017.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Eswatini peaked at 89.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 1971.
Eswatini ranks 152nd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.0% | — |
| 1971 | 57.8% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 59.8% | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 62.8% | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 63.8% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 66.2% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 67.1% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 68.2% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 70.3% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 72.4% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 71.5% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 70.0% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 71.3% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 70.5% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 71.2% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 70.9% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 70.4% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 72.4% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 72.9% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 74.3% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 74.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.2% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 79.1% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 78.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 87.9% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 84.6% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 84.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.1% | 57.8% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.8% | 70.0% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.4% | 72.4% | 79.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 82.1% | 82.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 82.6% | 89.4% | 8 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,225 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,165 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,768 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,269 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 222,351 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.236 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1807 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Eswatini?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Eswatini was 82.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 1971.
- How does Eswatini rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Eswatini ranks 152nd out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.