Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 81.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Eswatini, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Eswatini is 81.9%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Eswatini peaked at 81.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 136th of 212 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, secondary, male in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.9% | — |
| 1971 | 20.8% | +10.1% |
| 1972 | 24.7% | +18.7% |
| 1973 | 28.2% | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 31.3% | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 34.0% | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 34.5% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 36.4% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 45.2% | +24.2% |
| 1999 | 45.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 44.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 69.8% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 73.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.6% | 18.9% | 36.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 45.2% | 45.2% | 45.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 43.8% | 63.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 66.5% | 81.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 133 Kenya 83.9% compare
- 134 Samoa 83.8% compare
- 135 Sierra Leone 82.2% compare
- 137 Romania 81.4% compare
- 138 Marshall Islands 80.8% compare
- 139 Timor-Leste 80.3% compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.48 % change on previous year (2006)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,201 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4,104 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -7.54 % change on previous year (2006)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,953 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.9178 % change on previous year (2006)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Eswatini?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in Eswatini was 81.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- Eswatini ranks 136th out of 212 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. 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, secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release