Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 67.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Eswatini, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 67.6% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Eswatini peaked at 76.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 1971.
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 49 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.8% | — |
| 1971 | 15.6% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 18.2% | +16.3% |
| 1973 | 21.6% | +18.5% |
| 1974 | 26.2% | +21.6% |
| 1975 | 27.4% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 29.3% | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 34.0% | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 35.5% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 35.8% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 37.1% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 36.9% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 38.7% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 39.1% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 38.0% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 36.8% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 33.8% | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 34.2% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 33.5% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 37.9% | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 34.4% | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 38.5% | +12.0% |
| 1992 | 41.1% | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 38.2% | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 38.7% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 39.7% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 38.1% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 39.5% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 34.4% | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 32.9% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 33.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 47.3% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 51.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 56.3% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.9% | 15.6% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.6% | 33.5% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.1% | 34.4% | 41.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 32.9% | 48.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 51.2% | 72.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 67.6% | 76.6% | 2 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.36 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.17 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,225 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,165 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,768 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,269 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 222,351 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.236 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Eswatini?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Eswatini was 67.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 1971.
- How does Eswatini rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Eswatini ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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, total (% 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.