Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 103.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Eswatini, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Eswatini stood at 103.4%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Eswatini peaked at 103.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 53rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57.1% | — |
| 1971 | 58.1% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 61.1% | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 66.1% | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 67.3% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 68.9% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 69.0% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 69.7% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 70.8% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 72.7% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 77.3% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 78.5% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 80.6% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 81.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 100.4% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 101.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 101.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 101.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 102.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 102.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 103.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.9% | 57.1% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.8% | 70.8% | 72.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 77.2% | 81.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 81.0% | 96.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 101.8% | 100.4% | 103.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,165 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,768 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,269 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Eswatini?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Eswatini was 103.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 103.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Eswatini ranks 53rd out of 197 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and 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.