Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Eswatini
Eswatini: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes was 98.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Eswatini, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Eswatini stood at 98.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Eswatini peaked at 98.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 46th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 74.5% | — |
| 1971 | 84.1% | +12.8% |
| 1972 | 83.5% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 81.1% | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 80.6% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 82.0% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 80.5% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 82.7% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 84.3% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 78.2% | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 80.4% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 82.3% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 83.3% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 80.8% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 86.7% | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 84.0% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 86.7% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 80.4% | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 81.3% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 82.1% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 83.1% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 91.1% | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 81.6% | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 82.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 85.4% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 88.7% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 86.3% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 80.2% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 83.2% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 87.8% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 95.3% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 84.2% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 84.1% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 92.5% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.4% | 74.5% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.1% | 78.2% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 80.4% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 79.9% | 97.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 84.1% | 98.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 43 Hong Kong, China 98.6% compare
- 44 Greece 98.6% compare
- 45 France 98.5% compare
- 47 Antigua and Barbuda 98.5% compare
- 48 San Marino 98.5% compare
- 49 Uzbekistan 98.3% compare
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 survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Eswatini?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes in Eswatini was 98.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes?
- Eswatini ranks 46th out of 180 countries with data for 2017.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a cohort of students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.