Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general was 93.3% 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 93.3% 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 6.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% 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, 93.3%, in 2016.
Eswatini ranks 75th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general 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 | 93.3% | -6.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 93.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.3%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 93.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.3%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 | 99.0% | 93.3% | 100.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,225 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,165 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,768 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,269 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 222,351 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.236 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1807 units per person (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 93.3% 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 93.3% in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Eswatini ranks 75th out of 188 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 6.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release