School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Eswatini
Eswatini: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9394 GPIA in 2016. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Eswatini, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.9394 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2016.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Eswatini peaked at 0.9486 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.861 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Eswatini 186th out of 208 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8846 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.8762 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.861 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8733 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8715 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.878 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.888 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9015 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9486 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9372 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9246 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9242 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9049 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8874 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8906 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.887 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8645 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8946 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8996 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8891 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9065 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9147 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9235 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9277 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9394 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8793 GPIA | 0.861 GPIA | 0.9015 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9429 GPIA | 0.9372 GPIA | 0.9486 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8986 GPIA | 0.8645 GPIA | 0.9246 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9144 GPIA | 0.8891 GPIA | 0.9394 GPIA | 7 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Eswatini?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Eswatini was 0.9394 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9486 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.861 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Eswatini rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Eswatini ranks 186th out of 208 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release