Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 70.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Eswatini, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Eswatini stood at 70.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Eswatini peaked at 70.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2003.
Eswatini ranks 135th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 32.7% | — |
| 1999 | 30.8% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 30.3% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 28.5% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.8% | 30.8% | 32.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 28.2% | 45.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 48.8% | 70.7% | 7 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0994 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Eswatini?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Eswatini was 70.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2003.
- How does Eswatini rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Eswatini ranks 135th out of 195 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release