School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Eswatini
Eswatini: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9366 GPIA in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
0.9366 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
184th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.9756 GPIA
in 1987
All-time low
0.8691 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
19
1987–2016
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Eswatini, 1987–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.9366 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Eswatini peaked at 0.9756 GPIA in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.8691 GPIA, in 2007.
That places Eswatini 184th out of 200 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.9756 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.9521 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9402 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9269 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9327 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9081 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.917 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8991 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8972 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8944 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8691 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8962 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9004 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8872 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9125 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9162 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9221 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9255 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9366 GPIA | +1.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.9366 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9951 GPIA, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.9366 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9882 GPIA, 95% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9756 GPIA | 0.9756 GPIA | 0.9756 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9461 GPIA | 0.9402 GPIA | 0.9521 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9045 GPIA | 0.8691 GPIA | 0.9327 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9144 GPIA | 0.8872 GPIA | 0.9366 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 181 Papua New Guinea 0.9409 GPIA compare
- 182 Togo 0.9399 GPIA compare
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9387 GPIA compare
- 185 Iraq 0.9353 GPIA compare
- 186 Benin 0.9206 GPIA compare
- 187 Mozambique 0.9205 GPIA 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Eswatini?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Eswatini was 0.9366 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9756 GPIA in 1987.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8691 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Eswatini rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Eswatini ranks 184th out of 200 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release