School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Eswatini
Eswatini: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 13.47 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Eswatini, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Eswatini stood at 13.47 years. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Eswatini peaked at 13.47 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.05 years, in 1970.
That places Eswatini 24th out of 208 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.05 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.34 years | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 7.87 years | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 8.17 years | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 8.66 years | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 8.88 years | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 8.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 9.08 years | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 9.48 years | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 9.71 years | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 9.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 9.69 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 9.79 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 9.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 10.56 years | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 10.86 years | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 11.5 years | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 12 years | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 11.97 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 12.65 years | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 12.85 years | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 12.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.93 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 13.12 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 13.29 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 13.47 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.25 years | 7.05 years | 9.08 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 9.6 years | 9.48 years | 9.71 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.65 years | 9.69 years | 12 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.02 years | 12.65 years | 13.47 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 13.59 years compare
- 22 Slovenia 13.56 years compare
- 23 New Zealand 13.48 years compare
- 25 Uruguay 13.37 years compare
- 26 Luxembourg 13.35 years compare
- 27 Niue 13.35 years 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Eswatini?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Eswatini was 13.47 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 13.47 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.05 years in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Eswatini ranks 24th out of 208 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release