School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Eswatini
Eswatini: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9946 GPI in 2016. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Eswatini, 1970–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.9946 GPI for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2016.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Eswatini peaked at 1.02 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7371 GPI, in 1972.
Eswatini ranks 118th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7417 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.7594 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.7371 GPI | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7456 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7791 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8156 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8435 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8807 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.02 GPI | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.996 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9916 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9719 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.926 GPI | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9619 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9545 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8418 GPI | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9464 GPI | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9465 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9369 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9447 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9732 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9919 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9999 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9946 GPI | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7878 GPI | 0.7371 GPI | 0.8807 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.956 GPI | 0.8418 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9697 GPI | 0.9369 GPI | 0.9999 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 115 China 0.9966 GPI compare
- 116 Macau, China 0.9965 GPI compare
- 117 Hungary 0.9949 GPI compare
- 119 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9944 GPI compare
- 120 Republic of Korea 0.9944 GPI compare
- 121 Hong Kong, China 0.9941 GPI compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0994 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Eswatini?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Eswatini was 0.9946 GPI in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1998.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7371 GPI in 1972.
- How does Eswatini rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Eswatini ranks 118th out of 196 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.