Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0952 units per person in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Eswatini, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2017, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Eswatini stood at 0.0952 units per person. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.0952 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0182 units per person, in 1970.
That places Eswatini 30th out of 204 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0182 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0199 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0229 units per person | +15.5% |
| 1973 | 0.026 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 0.029 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 0.032 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0332 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0358 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0369 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0383 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0389 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0402 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0415 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0422 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0424 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0424 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0415 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0431 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0441 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.05 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0471 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0485 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0546 units per person | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0518 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0541 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0566 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0579 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0597 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0597 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0579 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.058 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0581 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0577 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0631 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0658 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.071 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0759 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0752 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0797 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0811 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0816 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0824 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0853 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0879 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0905 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0952 units per person | +5.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0952 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0741 units per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0952 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 units per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0292 units per person | 0.0182 units per person | 0.0383 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0426 units per person | 0.0389 units per person | 0.05 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0545 units per person | 0.0471 units per person | 0.0597 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0647 units per person | 0.0577 units per person | 0.0759 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0855 units per person | 0.0797 units per person | 0.0952 units per person | 8 |
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 secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Eswatini?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Eswatini was 0.0952 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0952 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0182 units per person in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 30th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 46 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.