School enrollment, primary, male in Eswatini
Eswatini: School enrollment, primary, male was 120.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Eswatini, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 120.5% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Eswatini peaked at 130.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 17th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 81.2% | — |
| 1971 | 81.9% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 85.8% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 89.5% | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 91.7% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 92.6% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 93.3% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 95.3% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 98.2% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 97.5% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 97.1% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 94.4% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 94.0% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 93.4% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 92.0% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 93.9% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 93.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 97.7% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 96.4% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.6% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 100.4% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 102.2% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 101.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 102.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 103.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 110.8% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 114.0% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 119.0% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 120.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 123.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 129.2% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 129.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 128.2% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 128.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 130.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 130.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 129.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 129.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 129.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 129.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 121.2% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 120.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.6% | 81.2% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.8% | 92.0% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.0% | 93.7% | 100.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.9% | 101.6% | 123.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 129.6% | 128.2% | 130.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.8% | 120.5% | 121.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 14 Mozambique 122.2% compare
- 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 120.9% compare
- 16 Myanmar 120.6% compare
- 18 New Caledonia 119.2% compare
- 19 Cameroon 119.2% compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 118.7% compare
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 school enrollment, primary, male in Eswatini?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Eswatini was 120.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 130.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Eswatini ranks 17th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.