School life expectancy, secondary, female in Eswatini

Eswatini: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 4.29 years in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
4.29 years
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
157th
of 207 countries
All-time high
4.29 years
in 2016
All-time low
0.6945 years
in 1970
Years of data
26
1970–2016

School life expectancy, secondary, female in Eswatini, 1970–2016

12341970199320161970: 0.694 years1971: 0.805 years1972: 0.918 years1973: 1 years1974: 1.2 years1975: 1.3 years1976: 1.4 years1977: 1.6 years1998: 2.3 years1999: 2.3 years2000: 2.2 years2001: 2.2 years2002: 2.3 years2003: 2.2 years2004: 2.3 years2005: 2.5 years2006: 2.7 years2007: 2.8 years2009: 3 years2010: 3.2 years2011: 3.3 years2012: 3.4 years2013: 3.5 years2014: 3.7 years2015: 3.9 years2016: 4.3 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 4.29 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Eswatini peaked at 4.29 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6945 years, in 1970.

That places Eswatini 157th out of 207 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.12 years 0.6945 years 1.56 years 8
1990s 2.32 years 2.32 years 2.32 years 2
2000s 2.47 years 2.21 years 2.96 years 9
2010s 3.62 years 3.19 years 4.29 years 7

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 154 British Virgin Islands 4.52 years compare
  2. 155 Namibia 4.4 years compare
  3. 156 Iraq 4.32 years compare
  4. 158 Jamaica 4.19 years compare
  5. 159 Togo 4.11 years compare
  6. 160 Singapore 4.11 years compare

See the full ranking of 434 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Eswatini?
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Eswatini was 4.29 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 4.29 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6945 years in 1970.
How does Eswatini rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
Eswatini ranks 157th out of 207 countries with data for 2016.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,675 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release