Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 35,520 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Eswatini, 1987–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 35,520 for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Eswatini peaked at 35,520 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13,088, in 1987.
Eswatini ranks 143rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 13,088 | — |
| 1998 | 22,386 | +71.0% |
| 1999 | 22,834 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 22,127 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 22,751 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 23,554 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 23,241 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 24,441 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 25,882 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 27,765 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 27,933 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 28,551 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 30,313 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 30,088 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 30,658 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 31,785 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 32,907 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 34,159 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 35,520 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13,088 | 13,088 | 13,088 | 1 |
| 1990s | 22,610 | 22,386 | 22,834 | 2 |
| 2000s | 25,138 | 22,127 | 28,551 | 9 |
| 2010s | 32,204 | 30,088 | 35,520 | 7 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0994 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Eswatini?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Eswatini was 35,520 in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 35,520 in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,088 in 1987.
- How does Eswatini rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Eswatini ranks 143rd out of 200 countries with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release