Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Eswatini
Eswatini: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total was 4.02 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Eswatini, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Eswatini stood at 4.02.
The figure is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Eswatini peaked at 4.35 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.41, in 1960.
That places Eswatini 127th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.41 | — |
| 1965 | 1.58 | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 2.17 | +37.3% |
| 1975 | 2.85 | +31.3% |
| 1980 | 3.55 | +24.6% |
| 1985 | 4.19 | +18.0% |
| 1990 | 4.35 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 4.24 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 3.86 | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 3.13 | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 4.02 | +28.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 | 1.41 | 1.58 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.51 | 2.17 | 2.85 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.87 | 3.55 | 4.19 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.29 | 4.24 | 4.35 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.5 | 3.13 | 3.86 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.02 | 4.02 | 4.02 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 124 Cambodia 4.1 compare
- 125 Liberia 4.09 compare
- 125 Myanmar 4.09 compare
- 128 Papua New Guinea 3.95 compare
- 129 Mauritania 3.77 compare
- 130 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.61 compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 116.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 116.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Eswatini?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Eswatini was 4.02 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 4.35 in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 in 1960.
- How does Eswatini rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total?
- Eswatini ranks 127th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 total schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 25.