Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 89.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eswatini, 1987–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 89.1% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Eswatini peaked at 89.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 1987.
Eswatini ranks 122nd of 188 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 | 45.6% | — |
| 1998 | 54.1% | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 53.5% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 55.5% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 57.8% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 59.1% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 68.3% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 74.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 76.6% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 54.6% | 54.1% | 55.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.4% | 53.5% | 68.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 73.1% | 89.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 119 Malaysia 90.4% compare
- 120 Cuba 90.3% compare
- 121 Saint Lucia 89.8% compare
- 123 North Macedonia 88.4% compare
- 124 Micronesia (country) 88.1% compare
- 125 Romania 87.6% compare
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 89.1% 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 89.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 1987.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Eswatini ranks 122nd out of 188 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 35.9%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.