School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Eswatini
Eswatini: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 0.3823 years in 2013. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Eswatini, 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2013, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Eswatini stood at 0.3823 years.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Eswatini peaked at 0.3863 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0261 years, in 1970.
That places Eswatini 159th out of 183 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0261 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.0322 years | +23.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0338 years | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0344 years | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0661 years | +92.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1117 years | +69.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1096 years | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1357 years | +23.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1393 years | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1813 years | +30.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1589 years | -12.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2509 years | +57.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2299 years | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2065 years | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1935 years | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2319 years | +19.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2122 years | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2036 years | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1834 years | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2454 years | +33.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3044 years | +24.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2376 years | -21.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2209 years | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2243 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2797 years | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2511 years | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.244 years | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3863 years | +58.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3823 years | -1.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.3823 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.678 years, 56% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.3823 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4497 years, 85% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0766 years | 0.0261 years | 0.1393 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2076 years | 0.1589 years | 0.2509 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.2311 years | 0.1834 years | 0.3044 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.244 years | 0.2209 years | 0.2797 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3843 years | 0.3823 years | 0.3863 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.36 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.17 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Eswatini?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Eswatini was 0.3823 years in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3863 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0261 years in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Eswatini ranks 159th out of 183 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.