Primary completion rate, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Primary completion rate, female was 95.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Eswatini, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in Eswatini is 95.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Eswatini peaked at 108.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 1971.
Eswatini ranks 91st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40.8% | — |
| 1971 | 38.9% | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 39.6% | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 48.6% | +22.8% |
| 1974 | 54.5% | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 58.4% | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 61.0% | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 60.9% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 61.9% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 61.6% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 63.1% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 65.0% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 66.2% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 66.1% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 67.3% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 65.3% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 68.2% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 65.2% | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 65.1% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 62.7% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 63.5% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 61.9% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 63.0% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 65.9% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 62.6% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 63.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 65.1% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 64.7% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 66.2% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 66.1% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 64.8% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 66.6% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 69.9% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 71.7% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 83.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 101.6% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 101.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 108.3% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.6% | 38.9% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.6% | 63.1% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.8% | 61.9% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 63.0% | 76.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 83.4% | 101.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.8% | 95.3% | 108.3% | 2 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Eswatini?
- Primary completion rate, female in Eswatini was 95.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 108.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 1971.
- How does Eswatini rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Eswatini ranks 91st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.