Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 88.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eswatini, 1987–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 88.9% 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 4.5% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eswatini peaked at 88.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 1987.
Eswatini ranks 119th 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, male in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 45.2% | — |
| 1998 | 51.6% | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 53.3% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 51.7% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 56.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 78.3% | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 70.7% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 78.9% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.2% | 45.2% | 45.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 51.6% | 53.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 51.7% | 78.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 76.0% | 88.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 116 Romania 89.7% compare
- 117 Philippines 89.3% compare
- 118 Armenia 88.9% compare
- 120 North Macedonia 88.6% compare
- 121 Malaysia 88.5% compare
- 122 El Salvador 88.1% compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54,636 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.24 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,037 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8,057 (2013)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eswatini?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Eswatini was 88.9% 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 88.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 1987.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Eswatini ranks 119th out of 188 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 34.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.