School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eswatini
Eswatini: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 13.3 years in 2013. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eswatini, 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 13.3 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2013. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eswatini peaked at 13.3 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.08 years, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 96th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.08 years | — |
| 1972 | 7.92 years | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 9.1 years | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 9.26 years | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 9.95 years | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 9.94 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 10 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 10.83 years | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 11.1 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 11.75 years | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 13.22 years | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 13.3 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.34 years | 7.08 years | 9.26 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 9.95 years | 9.95 years | 9.95 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.73 years | 9.94 years | 11.75 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.26 years | 13.22 years | 13.3 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, male in Eswatini?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Eswatini was 13.3 years in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.08 years in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Eswatini ranks 96th out of 179 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release