Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female was 5.32 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Eswatini, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 5.32 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Eswatini peaked at 5.32 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.72, in 1960.
Eswatini ranks 77th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.72 | — |
| 1965 | 2.59 | +50.6% |
| 1970 | 3.1 | +19.7% |
| 1975 | 3.76 | +21.3% |
| 1980 | 4.55 | +21.0% |
| 1985 | 4.93 | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 4.44 | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 4.07 | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 3.41 | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 5.23 | +53.4% |
| 2010 | 5.32 | +1.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 5.32 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.32, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 5.32 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.62, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.15 | 1.72 | 2.59 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.43 | 3.1 | 3.76 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.74 | 4.55 | 4.93 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.26 | 4.07 | 4.44 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.32 | 3.41 | 5.23 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.32 | 5.32 | 5.32 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.36 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.17 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Eswatini?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Eswatini was 5.32 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 5.32 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 in 1960.
- How does Eswatini rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Eswatini ranks 77th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 20-24.