Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) was 78.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Eswatini, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Eswatini is 78.9%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Eswatini peaked at 88.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 1971.
Eswatini ranks 104th of 180 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, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 27.3% | — |
| 1972 | 28.1% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 33.6% | +19.6% |
| 1975 | 34.3% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 36.9% | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 37.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | +86.9% |
| 2010 | 74.1% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 75.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 84.9% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | -10.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 78.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.0%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 78.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.3%, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +86.9% | 37.5% | 70.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.9% | 27.3% | 37.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 73.8% | 88.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 78.9% | 78.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 101 Saint Lucia 79.6% compare
- 102 Kuwait 79.6% compare
- 103 Iran 79.3% compare
- 105 Cuba 78.3% compare
- 106 Montserrat 77.4% compare
- 107 Azerbaijan 76.7% compare
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, upper secondary, female in Eswatini?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Eswatini was 78.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 1971.
- How does Eswatini rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Eswatini ranks 104th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release