School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Eswatini
Eswatini: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 12.73 years in 2013. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Eswatini, 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 12.73 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2013. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Eswatini peaked at 12.73 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.7 years, in 1970.
That places Eswatini 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.7 years | — |
| 1971 | 6.89 years | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 7.32 years | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 7.66 years | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 8.13 years | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 8.39 years | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 8.5 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 8.72 years | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 8.81 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 9.02 years | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 9.35 years | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 9.41 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 9.32 years | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 9.55 years | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 9.63 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 9.56 years | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 9.53 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 10.21 years | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 10.47 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 11.05 years | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 12.48 years | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 12.73 years | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9 years | 6.7 years | 8.81 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 9.19 years | 9.02 years | 9.35 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.48 years | 9.32 years | 9.63 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.16 years | 9.53 years | 11.05 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.6 years | 12.48 years | 12.73 years | 2 |
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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 to tertiary, both sexes in Eswatini?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Eswatini was 12.73 years in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 12.73 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7 years in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Eswatini ranks 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release