Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.8211 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Eswatini, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.8211 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Eswatini peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6186 GPIA, in 1998.
That places Eswatini 84th out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.6186 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.7001 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7488 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7766 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7292 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7188 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7511 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7545 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8335 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | +29.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8056 GPIA | -25.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8143 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8815 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8531 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8304 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8124 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8504 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.18 GPIA | +38.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8179 GPIA | -30.6% |
| 2018 | 0.846 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8362 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8211 GPIA | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6593 GPIA | 0.6186 GPIA | 0.7001 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8 GPIA | 0.7188 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8722 GPIA | 0.8124 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8211 GPIA | 0.8211 GPIA | 0.8211 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Eswatini?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Eswatini was 0.8211 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6186 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Eswatini rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Eswatini ranks 84th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release