Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 1.06 GPIA in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
1.06 GPIA
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
88th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
18
1998–2016
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eswatini, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1.06 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2016. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Eswatini peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1998.
Eswatini ranks 88th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 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 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | +5.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 85 Benin 1.06 GPIA compare
- 86 Malta 1.06 GPIA compare
- 87 Madagascar 1.06 GPIA compare
- 89 Mexico 1.06 GPIA compare
- 90 Cape Verde 1.05 GPIA compare
- 91 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.36 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.17 (2022)
- 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)
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 1.06 GPIA 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 1.06 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Eswatini ranks 88th 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 up 5.5%. 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 upper 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