Lower secondary completion rate, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 72.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Eswatini, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, female in Eswatini is 72.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Eswatini peaked at 78.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1970.
That places Eswatini 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.5% | — |
| 1971 | 12.8% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 15.1% | +17.7% |
| 1973 | 18.1% | +19.7% |
| 1974 | 21.0% | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 22.9% | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 24.8% | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 29.6% | +19.7% |
| 1978 | 32.8% | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 32.7% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 34.3% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 34.3% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 36.9% | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 37.7% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 35.0% | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 33.9% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 32.5% | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 32.3% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 31.8% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 37.8% | +18.8% |
| 1990 | 32.6% | -13.8% |
| 1991 | 36.8% | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 40.7% | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 38.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 39.6% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 39.1% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 33.4% | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 35.8% | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 33.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 50.7% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | +28.3% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.2% | 12.5% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.7% | 31.8% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 32.6% | 40.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 31.7% | 46.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 46.0% | 73.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 72.2% | 78.9% | 2 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate, female in Eswatini?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Eswatini was 72.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Eswatini ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.