Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female was 91.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Eswatini, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Eswatini stood at 91.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Eswatini peaked at 98.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 1971.
That places Eswatini 94th out of 161 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 49.2% | — |
| 1972 | 52.8% | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 59.8% | +13.3% |
| 1975 | 59.3% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 58.9% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 61.6% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | +41.9% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 95.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.9% | 49.2% | 61.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 80.2% | 98.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 91 Dominican Republic 91.8% compare
- 92 Macau, China 91.7% compare
- 93 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 91.5% compare
- 95 Maldives 91.3% compare
- 96 Azerbaijan 91.2% compare
- 97 Botswana 91.2% compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0994 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Eswatini?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Eswatini was 91.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 1971.
- How does Eswatini rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Eswatini ranks 94th out of 161 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release