Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.02 GPIA in 2016. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Eswatini, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2016, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Eswatini stood at 1.02 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Eswatini peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9795 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Eswatini 93rd out of 211 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9804 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9795 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9912 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9905 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9911 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.991 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9849 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9913 GPIA | 0.9795 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9849 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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 secondary education enrolled in general in Eswatini?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Eswatini was 1.02 GPIA in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9795 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Eswatini ranks 93rd out of 211 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release