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
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Eswatini, 1970–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 77 Guinea-Bissau 97.5% compare
- 78 Uzbekistan 97.5% compare
- 79 Peru 97.4% compare
- 80 Albania 97.3% compare
- 82 Antigua and Barbuda 97.3% compare
- 83 Kuwait 97.2% compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 107,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2558 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0871 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,133 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2175 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0936 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2023)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release