Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Eswatini
Eswatini: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male was 72.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Eswatini, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Eswatini stood at 72.5%.
The figure is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Eswatini peaked at 95.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1971.
That places Eswatini 107th out of 176 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, upper secondary, male in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 44.4% | — |
| 1972 | 45.9% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 51.3% | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 53.3% | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 55.3% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 55.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | +49.2% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 82.9% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 84.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | -18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.9% | 44.4% | 55.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 82.1% | 82.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 82.9% | 95.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 72.5% | 72.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 104 Marshall Islands 72.7% compare
- 105 Tajikistan 72.5% compare
- 106 Romania 72.5% compare
- 108 Brunei Darussalam 72.0% compare
- 109 Samoa 71.9% compare
- 110 Oman 71.7% compare
More education data for Eswatini
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 116.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 116.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Eswatini?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Eswatini was 72.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1971.
- How does Eswatini rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male?
- Eswatini ranks 107th out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release