Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Eswatini
Eswatini: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.9728 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Eswatini, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.9728 GPIA for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Eswatini peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8038 GPIA, in 2016.
That places Eswatini 139th out of 163 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8816 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8692 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.888 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9004 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9093 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9694 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9341 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9525 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9237 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9607 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9786 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8038 GPIA | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +24.9% |
| 2019 | 0.996 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9728 GPIA | -2.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.9728 GPIA is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.9728 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 GPIA, 95% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.903 GPIA | 0.8692 GPIA | 0.9694 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9341 GPIA | 0.9341 GPIA | 0.9341 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9606 GPIA | 0.8038 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9728 GPIA | 0.9728 GPIA | 0.9728 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Eswatini?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Eswatini was 0.9728 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8038 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Eswatini ranks 139th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release