Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 13.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eswatini, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eswatini stood at 13.8%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eswatini peaked at 53.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2025.
That places Eswatini 111th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.6% | — |
| 2001 | 52.5% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 48.6% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 13.8% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.1% | 37.3% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 14.3% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 13.8% | 15.8% | 6 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eswatini?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Eswatini was 13.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Eswatini ranks 111th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release