Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 100.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eswatini, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eswatini is 100.2%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eswatini peaked at 100.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 76th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 54.2% | — |
| 1971 | 55.1% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 57.7% | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 60.7% | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 63.3% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 64.9% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 67.2% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 79.5% | +18.4% |
| 1999 | 80.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 79.3% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 79.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 78.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 100.2% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.1% | 54.2% | 67.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 79.8% | 79.5% | 80.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 78.5% | 91.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 95.8% | 100.2% | 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 100.2% 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 100.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Eswatini ranks 76th out of 193 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 12.5%. 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
Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.