Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Eswatini
Eswatini: Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions was 1.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Eswatini, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Eswatini stood at 1.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Eswatini peaked at 1.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Eswatini 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +6501.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 5 Marshall Islands 1.2% compare
- 6 Iceland 1.1% compare
- 7 Dominica 1.1% compare
- 9 Montserrat 1.1% compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 1.1% compare
- 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.1% compare
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 percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Eswatini?
- Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions in Eswatini was 1.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Eswatini rank for percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions?
- Eswatini ranks 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release