Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 90.7% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eswatini, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 90.7% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eswatini peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 2016.
Eswatini ranks 75th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper 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 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 90.7% | 100.0% | 7 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 116.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 116.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eswatini?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eswatini was 90.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper 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 upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Eswatini ranks 75th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release