Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 95.36 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Eswatini, 1820–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2022, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Eswatini stood at 95.36. That is the highest value across all 71 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Eswatini peaked at 95.36 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1820.
Eswatini ranks 89th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1895 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0.23 | — |
| 1910 | 0.65 | +182.6% |
| 1915 | 1.39 | +113.8% |
| 1920 | 2.64 | +89.9% |
| 1925 | 4.66 | +76.5% |
| 1930 | 7.8 | +67.4% |
| 1935 | 12.48 | +60.0% |
| 1940 | 19.04 | +52.6% |
| 1945 | 27.66 | +45.3% |
| 1950 | 38.05 | +37.6% |
| 1955 | 50.07 | +31.6% |
| 1960 | 41.67 | -16.8% |
| 1965 | 48.37 | +16.1% |
| 1970 | 56.84 | +17.5% |
| 1971 | 57.14 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 59.72 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 63.37 | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 65.63 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 68.88 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 70.41 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 72.01 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 72.87 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 74.05 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 82.9 | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 78.27 | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 77.02 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 75.87 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 75.13 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 76.44 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 74.79 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 75.49 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 74.63 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 74.3 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 75.68 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 75.41 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 75.67 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 73.93 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 74.82 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 76.25 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 74.02 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 79.53 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 85.97 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 89.1 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 86.37 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 84.69 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 87.01 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 87.36 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 88.21 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 87.98 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.79 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 90.2 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 91.92 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 93.64 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 95.36 | +1.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 95.36 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.55, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 95.36 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | +182.6% | 0.23 | 0.65 |
| 1915 | +113.8% | 0.65 | 1.39 |
| 1920 | +89.9% | 1.39 | 2.64 |
| 1925 | +76.5% | 2.64 | 4.66 |
| 1930 | +67.4% | 4.66 | 7.8 |
| 1935 | +60.0% | 7.8 | 12.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1900s | 0.115 | 0 | 0.23 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.02 | 0.65 | 1.39 | 2 |
| 1920s | 3.65 | 2.64 | 4.66 | 2 |
| 1930s | 10.14 | 7.8 | 12.48 | 2 |
| 1940s | 23.35 | 19.04 | 27.66 | 2 |
| 1950s | 44.06 | 38.05 | 50.07 | 2 |
| 1960s | 45.02 | 41.67 | 48.37 | 2 |
| 1970s | 66.09 | 56.84 | 74.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.49 | 74.3 | 82.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.11 | 73.93 | 76.25 | 7 |
| 2000s | 79.53 | 79.53 | 79.53 | 1 |
| 2010s | 87.57 | 84.69 | 90.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.64 | 91.92 | 95.36 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 86 French Polynesia 95.48 compare
- 87 Cambodia 95.4 compare
- 88 Nauru 95.39 compare
- 90 Grenada 95.35 compare
- 91 East Timor 95.33 compare
- 92 Uzbekistan 95.32 compare
More education data for Eswatini
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Eswatini?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Eswatini was 95.36 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 95.36 in 2022.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1820.
- How does Eswatini rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Eswatini ranks 89th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.