Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eswatini

Eswatini: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 100.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
100.2%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
76th
of 193 countries
All-time high
100.2%
in 2016
All-time low
54.2%
in 1970
Years of data
26
1970–2016

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Eswatini, 1970–2016

02550751001970199320161970: 54.2 %1971: 55.1 %1972: 57.7 %1973: 60.7 %1974: 63.3 %1975: 64.9 %1976: 65.7 %1977: 67.2 %1998: 79.5 %1999: 80.1 %2000: 79.3 %2001: 79.4 %2002: 78.5 %2003: 78.7 %2004: 82.5 %2005: 84.8 %2006: 89.1 %2007: 90.4 %2009: 91.4 %2010: 95.9 %2011: 95.8 %2012: 97.1 %2013: 97.4 %2014: 98.4 %2015: 98.7 %2016: 100.2 %

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 73 Gibraltar 100.4% compare
  2. 74 Dominica 100.3% compare
  3. 75 Türkiye 100.2% compare
  4. 77 Italy 100.2% compare
  5. 78 Fiji 100.2% compare
  6. 79 Kyrgyzstan 100.1% compare

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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.