Progression to secondary school, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Progression to secondary school, female was 98.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Eswatini, 1970–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, progression to secondary school, female in Eswatini stood at 98.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Eswatini peaked at 98.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 1970.
That places Eswatini 75th out of 156 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.3% | — |
| 1971 | 71.5% | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 79.1% | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 76.2% | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 73.1% | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 75.7% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 77.9% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 81.9% | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 80.2% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 81.9% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 80.2% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 78.5% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 78.0% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 81.3% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 79.5% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 87.6% | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 84.0% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 95.5% | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 89.6% | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 89.5% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 87.8% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 90.5% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 84.1% | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 79.1% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 86.5% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 85.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 93.8% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 95.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.4% | 65.3% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.9% | 77.8% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.4% | 84.1% | 95.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 79.1% | 98.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 95.5% | 98.7% | 7 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 116.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 116.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Eswatini?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Eswatini was 98.0% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Eswatini ranks 75th out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).