Secondary education, pupils in Eswatini
Eswatini: Secondary education, pupils was 49.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Eswatini, 1970–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2016, secondary education, pupils in Eswatini stood at 49.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Eswatini peaked at 50.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 1970.
That places Eswatini 79th out of 203 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.
Secondary education, pupils in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.6% | — |
| 1971 | 44.3% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 43.6% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 44.8% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 45.7% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 46.7% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 47.8% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 50.3% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 50.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.0% | 43.6% | 47.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 50.1% | 50.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 47.1% | 50.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 48.8% | 49.8% | 7 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 116.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 116.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Eswatini?
- Secondary education, pupils in Eswatini was 49.5% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Eswatini ranks 79th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.