Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2016. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Eswatini, 1987–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2016.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Eswatini peaked at 1.05 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8414 GPI, in 2007.
Eswatini ranks 88th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 1.05 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.03 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.988 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9948 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8414 GPI | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9661 GPI | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.963 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9395 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9736 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9849 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.992 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9868 GPI | 0.8414 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9795 GPI | 0.9395 GPI | 1 GPI | 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, gender parity index in Eswatini?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Eswatini was 1 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 1998.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8414 GPI in 2007.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Eswatini ranks 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.