Persistence to grade 5, total in Eswatini
Eswatini: Persistence to grade 5, total was 97.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, total in Eswatini, 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2018, persistence to grade 5, total in Eswatini stood at 97.3%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, total in Eswatini peaked at 97.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 45th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, total in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.1% | — |
| 1971 | 77.0% | +16.4% |
| 1972 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 74.2% | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 72.3% | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 75.0% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 73.2% | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 74.2% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 75.8% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 78.9% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 72.2% | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 74.3% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 76.6% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 77.6% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 74.0% | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 81.4% | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 76.8% | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 77.4% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 79.2% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 76.2% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 77.2% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 76.9% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 78.7% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 86.7% | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 74.4% | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 75.8% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 80.5% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 84.0% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 80.0% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 74.0% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 73.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 76.9% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.3% | 66.1% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.8% | 72.2% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 74.4% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 73.3% | 96.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 82.4% | 97.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0994 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to grade 5, total in Eswatini?
- Persistence to grade 5, total in Eswatini was 97.3% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for persistence to grade 5, total?
- Eswatini ranks 45th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
- Is persistence to grade 5, total rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.