Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Eswatini

Eswatini: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 97.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
97.3%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
80th
of 217 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1998
All-time low
93.9%
in 1971
Years of data
26
1970–2016

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Eswatini, 1970–2016

0204060801001970199320161970: 94.1 %1971: 93.9 %1972: 94.7 %1973: 95.6 %1974: 95.8 %1975: 95.7 %1976: 96.9 %1977: 97.5 %1998: 100 %1999: 100 %2000: 100 %2001: 99.7 %2002: 97.5 %2003: 99.4 %2004: 100 %2005: 100 %2006: 100 %2007: 100 %2009: 100 %2010: 100 %2011: 100 %2012: 99.8 %2013: 99.7 %2014: 99.8 %2015: 100 %2016: 97.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Eswatini is 97.3%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Eswatini peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 93.9%, in 1971.

That places Eswatini 80th out of 217 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.

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2016.
Year % Change
1970 94.1%
1971 93.9% -0.2%
1972 94.7% +0.9%
1973 95.6% +0.9%
1974 95.8% +0.2%
1975 95.7% -0.2%
1976 96.9% +1.3%
1977 97.5% +0.6%
1998 100.0% +2.6%
1999 100.0% +0.0%
2000 100.0% +0.0%
2001 99.7% -0.3%
2002 97.5% -2.2%
2003 99.4% +1.9%
2004 100.0% +0.6%
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 99.8% -0.2%
2013 99.7% -0.1%
2014 99.8% +0.1%
2015 100.0% +0.2%
2016 97.3% -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 95.5% 93.9% 97.5% 8
1990s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 2
2000s 99.6% 97.5% 100.0% 9
2010s 99.5% 97.3% 100.0% 7

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 77 Guinea-Bissau 97.5% compare
  2. 78 Uzbekistan 97.5% compare
  3. 79 Peru 97.4% compare
  4. 80 Albania 97.3% compare
  5. 82 Antigua and Barbuda 97.3% compare
  6. 83 Kuwait 97.2% compare

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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 97.3% 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 100.0% in 1998.
What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 93.9% in 1971.
How does Eswatini rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Eswatini ranks 80th out of 217 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 down 2.7%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
438 places, 18,351 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release