Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Eswatini
Eswatini: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 8.94 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Eswatini, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, males vs. females in Eswatini is 8.94 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Eswatini peaked at 8.94 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.81 years, in 2005.
That places Eswatini 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.72 years | — |
| 1991 | 5.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 5.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 5.85 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 5.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 5.94 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 5.9 years | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 5.86 years | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.83 years | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.79 years | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 5.75 years | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 5.56 years | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 5.37 years | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 5.18 years | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 4.99 years | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 4.81 years | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 5.12 years | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 5.43 years | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 5.74 years | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 6.06 years | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 6.37 years | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 6.63 years | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 6.88 years | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 7.14 years | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 7.4 years | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 7.66 years | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 7.84 years | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 8.02 years | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 8.2 years | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.38 years | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.57 years | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 8.75 years | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 8.94 years | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 8.94 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.84 years | 5.72 years | 5.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4 years | 4.81 years | 6.06 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.45 years | 6.37 years | 8.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8 years | 8.57 years | 8.94 years | 4 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,652 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.27 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54,636 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.24 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,037 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8,057 (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Eswatini?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Eswatini was 8.94 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 8.94 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.81 years in 2005.
- How does Eswatini rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Eswatini ranks 116th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.