Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eswatini
Eswatini: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.9287 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eswatini, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.9287 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eswatini peaked at 1.92 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9287 GPIA, in 2022.
Eswatini ranks 74th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.18 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.21 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 1.23 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.17 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.44 GPIA | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 1.39 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.48 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.43 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.41 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.17 GPIA | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 1.92 GPIA | +80.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -47.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9287 GPIA | -12.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.9287 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9123 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.9287 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9365 GPIA, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +80.7% | 1.06 GPIA | 1.92 GPIA |
| 2017 | -47.1% | 1.92 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.44 GPIA | 1.44 GPIA | 1.44 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.33 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.92 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9287 GPIA | 0.9287 GPIA | 0.9287 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1807 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eswatini?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Eswatini was 0.9287 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9287 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Eswatini ranks 74th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release