Years of schooling in Eswatini
Eswatini: Years of schooling was 8.69 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.69
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
120th
of 192 countries
All-time high
8.69
in 2022
All-time low
4.53
in 2005
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Eswatini, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, years of schooling in Eswatini stood at 8.69. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Eswatini peaked at 8.69 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.53, in 2005.
Eswatini ranks 120th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.29 | — |
| 1991 | 6.26 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.23 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 6.2 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 6.16 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 6.13 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.02 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 5.91 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 5.8 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 5.69 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 5.58 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 5.37 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 5.16 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 4.95 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.74 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 4.53 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 4.78 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 5.04 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 5.3 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 5.56 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 5.81 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 6.11 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 6.41 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 6.72 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 7.02 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 7.32 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 7.51 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.7 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 7.9 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.09 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 8.29 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.49 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 8.69 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 8.69 | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 8.69 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.79, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 8.69 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.96, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.07 | 5.69 | 6.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1 | 4.53 | 5.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.06 | 5.81 | 8.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.54 | 8.29 | 8.69 | 4 |
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 years of schooling in Eswatini?
- Years of schooling in Eswatini was 8.69 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 8.69 in 2022.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.53 in 2005.
- How does Eswatini rank for years of schooling?
- Eswatini ranks 120th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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