Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Eswatini
Eswatini: Expected years of schooling, males vs. females was 15.76 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected 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
Eswatini recorded 15.76 years for expected years of schooling, males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Eswatini peaked at 15.76 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.46 years, in 1993.
That places Eswatini 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.16 years | — |
| 1991 | 9.99 years | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 9.82 years | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 9.46 years | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 9.55 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 9.65 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 9.75 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 9.84 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 9.94 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 10.04 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 9.92 years | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 9.85 years | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 9.79 years | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.16 years | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 10.54 years | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 10.84 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 11.56 years | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 11.91 years | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 12.26 years | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 12.61 years | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 12.97 years | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 13.32 years | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 13.41 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.5 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 13.77 years | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 14.04 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 14.31 years | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 14.59 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 14.87 years | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 15.16 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 15.46 years | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 15.76 years | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 15.76 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.76 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.82 years | 9.46 years | 10.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.94 years | 9.79 years | 12.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.99 years | 12.97 years | 15.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.69 years | 15.46 years | 15.76 years | 4 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 107,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2558 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0871 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,133 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2175 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0936 units per person (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Eswatini?
- Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Eswatini was 15.76 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 15.76 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.46 years in 1993.
- How does Eswatini rank for expected years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Eswatini ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Expected years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a boy of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.