School life expectancy, secondary, male in Eswatini
Eswatini: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 4.27 years in 2016. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Eswatini, 1970β2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in Eswatini is 4.27 years, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Eswatini peaked at 4.27 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9458 years, in 1970.
That places Eswatini 155th out of 207 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.55 years | 0.9458 years | 2.03 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.42 years | 2.4 years | 2.45 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.77 years | 2.37 years | 3.48 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.82 years | 3.48 years | 4.27 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 152 Afghanistan 4.4 years compare
- 153 Myanmar 4.35 years compare
- 154 Dominican Republic 4.34 years compare
- 156 Saint Lucia 4.22 years compare
- 157 Singapore 4.14 years compare
- 158 Bangladesh 4.11 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)
- School enrollment, primary 116.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Eswatini?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Eswatini was 4.27 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 4.27 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9458 years in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Eswatini ranks 155th out of 207 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release