Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9313 GPIA in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
0.9313 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
184th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.9935 GPIA
in 1987
All-time low
0.8812 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
19
1987–2016
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Eswatini, 1987–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.9313 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2016.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Eswatini peaked at 0.9935 GPIA in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.8812 GPIA, in 2007.
Eswatini ranks 184th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.9935 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.9671 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9553 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9388 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9393 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9191 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9278 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9121 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9121 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9108 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8812 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9083 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9128 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8975 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9244 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9262 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9298 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9307 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9313 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9935 GPIA | 0.9935 GPIA | 0.9935 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9612 GPIA | 0.9553 GPIA | 0.9671 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9166 GPIA | 0.8812 GPIA | 0.9393 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9218 GPIA | 0.8975 GPIA | 0.9313 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 181 Papua New Guinea 0.9424 GPIA compare
- 182 Tajikistan 0.9371 GPIA compare
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9352 GPIA compare
- 185 Mozambique 0.9285 GPIA compare
- 186 Benin 0.9248 GPIA compare
- 187 Mali 0.9195 GPIA compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 222,351 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.236 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1807 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 222,351 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.236 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1807 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 107,218 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Eswatini?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Eswatini was 0.9313 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9935 GPIA in 1987.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8812 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Eswatini ranks 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release