Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male (%) (rate male) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male (%) (rate 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 110th out of 180 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 (%) (rate 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% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 72.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.6%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 72.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.9%, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male (%) (rate male) 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 | +49.2% | 55.0% | 82.1% |
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
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, 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 110th out of 180 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