Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Eswatini
Eswatini: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 116.53 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Eswatini, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 116.53 for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Eswatini peaked at 124.65 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 78.59, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 20th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 78.59 | — |
| 1971 | 79.43 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 82.99 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 86.93 | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 89.56 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 90.77 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 91.38 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 92.45 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 92.64 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 93.41 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 95.07 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 97.58 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 97.73 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 97.06 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 96.59 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 96.13 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 94.01 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 93.72 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 93.15 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 92.01 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 93.53 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 93.2 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 93.54 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 93.42 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 93.96 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 96.52 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 94.9 | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 94.87 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 95.42 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 97.75 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 98.57 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 98.26 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 98.12 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.36 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 105.44 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 108.13 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 112.74 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 114.52 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 115.79 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 117.07 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 123.16 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 122.7 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 122.65 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 122.93 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 123.99 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 124.65 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 123.85 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 123.79 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 123.91 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 123.6 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 121.46 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 119.33 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 117.2 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 116.53 | -0.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 116.53 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.7, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 116.53 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.43, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.81 | 78.59 | 93.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.31 | 92.01 | 97.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.71 | 93.2 | 97.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 106.8 | 98.12 | 117.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 123.52 | 122.65 | 124.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.63 | 116.53 | 121.46 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 17 Democratic Republic of Congo 117.6 compare
- 18 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 116.86 compare
- 19 Morocco 116.59 compare
- 21 New Caledonia 116.01 compare
- 22 Zambia 115.55 compare
- 23 French Guiana 115.22 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 primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Eswatini?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Eswatini was 116.53 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 124.65 in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.59 in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Eswatini ranks 20th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.