Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Eswatini
Eswatini: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 92.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Eswatini, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Eswatini stood at 92.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Eswatini peaked at 98.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 98th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51.4% | — |
| 1971 | 52.5% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 56.6% | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 63.4% | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 62.4% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 61.8% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 62.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | +44.5% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.7% | 51.4% | 63.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 90.4% | 90.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 88.8% | 98.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 92.7% | 92.7% | 1 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54,636 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.24 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,037 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8,057 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.48 % change on previous year (2006)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,201 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4,104 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -7.54 % change on previous year (2006)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,953 (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Eswatini?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Eswatini was 92.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Eswatini ranks 98th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release