Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Eswatini
Eswatini: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 94.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Eswatini, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Eswatini stood at 94.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Eswatini peaked at 99.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 1971.
Eswatini ranks 71st of 161 countries on this measure, 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, male in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 55.9% | — |
| 1972 | 60.7% | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 67.3% | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 65.8% | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 64.8% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 63.5% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +47.2% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.0% | 55.9% | 67.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 93.5% | 93.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 91.0% | 99.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Eswatini?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Eswatini was 94.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 1971.
- How does Eswatini rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Eswatini ranks 71st out of 161 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release