Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 89.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eswatini, 1987–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eswatini is 89.6%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eswatini peaked at 89.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 1987.
Eswatini ranks 135th of 199 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.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 48.1% | — |
| 1998 | 53.1% | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 52.7% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 55.4% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 58.4% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 76.6% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 79.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 52.9% | 52.7% | 53.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 50.4% | 66.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 72.0% | 89.6% | 7 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.48 % change on previous year (2006)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,201 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4,104 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -7.54 % change on previous year (2006)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,953 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.9178 % change on previous year (2006)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eswatini?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eswatini was 89.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 1987.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Eswatini ranks 135th out of 199 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release