School completion, annual growth rate in Eswatini
Eswatini: School completion, annual growth rate was 0.8433 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
School completion, annual growth rate in Eswatini, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion, annual growth rate in Eswatini stood at 0.8433 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Eswatini peaked at 3.07 % change on previous year in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3926 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 41st of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
School completion, annual growth rate in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2.02 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 2.32 % change on previous year | +14.6% |
| 1984 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 2.49 % change on previous year | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 2.88 % change on previous year | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 1988 | 2.8 % change on previous year | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 2.37 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 1994 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 1995 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.938 % change on previous year | -32.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5879 % change on previous year | -37.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3959 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4507 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3926 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.54 % change on previous year | +37.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8891 % change on previous year | +64.6% |
| 2003 | 1.16 % change on previous year | +30.1% |
| 2004 | 1.54 % change on previous year | +33.4% |
| 2005 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +37.9% |
| 2006 | 2.71 % change on previous year | +27.5% |
| 2007 | 3.07 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.23 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 2018 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9921 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9326 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8008 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 2025 | 0.8433 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.8433 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7648 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.8433 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 % change on previous year, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.45 % change on previous year | 0.3959 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 % change on previous year | 0.3926 % change on previous year | 3.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9564 % change on previous year | 0.8008 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 38 Central African Republic 0.8838 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Somalia 0.8772 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 0.85 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Myanmar 0.8422 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Madagascar 0.8402 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Sudan 0.813 % change on previous year 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 school completion, annual growth rate in Eswatini?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Eswatini was 0.8433 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 % change on previous year in 2007.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3926 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Eswatini ranks 41st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Share of children who have completed primary school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.