Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Eswatini
Eswatini: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 75.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Eswatini, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 75.7% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2022.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Eswatini peaked at 88.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 1970.
That places Eswatini 109th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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, upper secondary, both sexes in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.4% | — |
| 1971 | 35.5% | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 36.5% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 41.9% | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 43.2% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 45.5% | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 75.9% | +66.3% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 78.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 80.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.1% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 75.7% | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.2% | 33.4% | 45.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 75.9% | 75.9% | 75.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 78.2% | 88.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 75.7% | 75.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 106 Seychelles 76.3% compare
- 107 Palestine 75.9% compare
- 108 Serbia 75.8% compare
- 110 Puerto Rico 74.1% compare
- 111 Brunei 73.6% compare
- 112 East Timor 73.4% compare
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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Eswatini?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Eswatini was 75.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Eswatini ranks 109th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release