Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Eswatini, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Eswatini stood at 98.9%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Eswatini peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 2002.
That places Eswatini 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 97.7% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 98.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 97.7% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 7 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0994 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Eswatini?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Eswatini was 98.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2002.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Eswatini ranks 149th out of 198 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release