School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Eswatini
Eswatini: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 4.29 years in 2016. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Eswatini, 1970–2016
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 161st out of 213 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.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6945 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.8053 years | +16.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9182 years | +14.0% |
| 1973 | 1.01 years | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 1.2 years | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 1.34 years | +11.9% |
| 1976 | 1.41 years | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 1.56 years | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 2.32 years | +49.1% |
| 1999 | 2.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.24 years | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 2.22 years | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.25 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2.21 years | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.33 years | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 2.49 years | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 2.74 years | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 2.79 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.96 years | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 3.19 years | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 3.27 years | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 3.37 years | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.53 years | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 3.75 years | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 3.93 years | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 4.29 years | +9.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 4.29 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2 years, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 4.29 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3 years, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +49.1% | 1.56 years | 2.32 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Eswatini
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,225 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,165 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,768 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,269 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 222,351 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.236 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1807 units per person (2023)
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 161st out of 213 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release