Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eswatini
Eswatini: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 21.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eswatini, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 21.6% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 44.9% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eswatini peaked at 56.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2022.
That places Eswatini 25th out of 185 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 45.1% | — |
| 2009 | 56.5% | +25.2% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | -44.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 21.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 21.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.6%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -44.9% | 39.3% | 21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.1% | 45.1% | 45.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 56.5% | 56.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 39.3% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eswatini?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eswatini was 21.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Eswatini ranks 25th out of 185 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release