Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Eswatini
Eswatini: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9728 index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Eswatini, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Eswatini is 0.9728 index, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Eswatini peaked at 1.02 index in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8038 index, in 2016.
That places Eswatini 139th out of 163 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8816 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.8692 index | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.888 index | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9004 index | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9093 index | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9694 index | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9341 index | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9525 index | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9237 index | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9607 index | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9786 index | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 index | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8038 index | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +24.9% |
| 2019 | 0.996 index | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9728 index | -2.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.9728 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 index, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.9728 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 index, 95% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.903 index | 0.8692 index | 0.9694 index | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9341 index | 0.9341 index | 0.9341 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9606 index | 0.8038 index | 1.02 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9728 index | 0.9728 index | 0.9728 index | 1 |
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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Eswatini?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Eswatini was 0.9728 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2015.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8038 index in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Eswatini ranks 139th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.