Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 103.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eswatini, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 103.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eswatini peaked at 103.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 1970.
That places Eswatini 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 52.7% | — |
| 1971 | 53.9% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 56.8% | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 60.4% | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 63.4% | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 65.4% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 66.6% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 68.6% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 75.0% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 75.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 74.4% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 74.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 73.5% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 74.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 78.0% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 80.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 84.4% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 100.1% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 101.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 103.4% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.0% | 52.7% | 68.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 75.2% | 75.0% | 75.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.3% | 73.5% | 88.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 94.4% | 103.4% | 7 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,652 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.27 % change on previous year (2016)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eswatini?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eswatini was 103.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 103.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Eswatini ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release