Duration of compulsory education in Eswatini
Eswatini: Duration of compulsory education was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Duration of compulsory education in Eswatini, 2010–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for duration of compulsory education in Eswatini is 7 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Eswatini peaked at 7 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 2010.
That places Eswatini 173rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Duration of compulsory education in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 years | — |
| 2011 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 years | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 7 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9 years, 78% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 7 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8 years, 88% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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 duration of compulsory education in Eswatini?
- Duration of compulsory education in Eswatini was 7 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 2010.
- How does Eswatini rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Eswatini ranks 173rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of years of compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.