Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 88.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eswatini, 1987–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 88.4% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eswatini peaked at 88.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 1987.
Eswatini ranks 134th 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, male in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 47.8% | — |
| 1998 | 51.3% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 52.4% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 52.7% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 59.6% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 69.3% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 75.4% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 78.9% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 83.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.8% | 47.8% | 47.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 51.3% | 52.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 50.5% | 75.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 75.4% | 88.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 131 Ukraine 90.4% compare
- 132 Dominican Republic 89.6% compare
- 133 Timor-Leste 88.9% compare
- 135 India 87.9% compare
- 136 Jamaica 87.7% compare
- 137 Afghanistan 87.5% 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, male in Eswatini?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eswatini was 88.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 1987.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Eswatini ranks 134th out of 199 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release