Education in Eswatini 126 indicators covering education for Eswatini. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 62.7% 2025 up 4.7% 140th Population ages 0-14 33.0% 2025 down 10.3% 59th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 13 years 2025 unchanged 5th School enrollment, primary 116.5% 2023 down 5.2% 19th Primary education, teachers 8,880 2023 up 4.4% 144th School enrollment, primary, female 112.6% 2023 down 3.9% 26th School enrollment, primary, male 120.5% 2023 down 6.4% 17th Labor force, total 430,869 2025 up 16.4% 159th Labor force, female 48.8% 2025 up 2.4% 24th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9226 GPI 2019 up 1.9% 183rd School enrollment, secondary 82.0% 2016 up 50.5% 132nd Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 12.9 per 1,000 2024 down 7.9% 21st Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 8.5 per 1,000 2024 down 8.6% 23rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 7.9 per 1,000 2024 up 11.3% 10th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 3.6 per 1,000 2024 down 36.8% 45th Secondary education, teachers 7,225 2022 up 30.0% 148th School enrollment, secondary, female 82.2% 2016 up 55.2% 136th School enrollment, secondary, male 81.9% 2016 up 45.8% 128th School enrollment, tertiary 6.4% 2013 up 45.7% 171st School enrollment, primary, private 3.0% 2023 up 77.2% 168th School enrollment, preprimary 30.0% 2014 — 153rd School enrollment, tertiary, male 6.5% 2013 up 55.6% 171st School enrollment, tertiary, female 6.4% 2013 up 37.4% 165th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9946 GPI 2016 up 4.2% 118th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.9874 GPI 2013 down 10.7% 145th Secondary education, teachers, female 3,733 2022 up 38.1% 139th Primary completion rate, female 95.3% 2023 up 12.5% 91st Primary completion rate, male 92.0% 2023 up 11.4% 109th Government expenditure on education, total 6.0% 2024 down 17.2% 26th Secondary education, general pupils 110,271 2017 up 33.1% 144th Lower secondary completion rate, total 67.6% 2023 up 20.0% 134th School enrollment, preprimary, female 33.7% 2014 — 146th School enrollment, preprimary, male 26.3% 2014 — 159th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 83.2% 2018 down 0.8% 118th Government expenditure on education, total 19.2% 2025 up 17.0% 23rd Secondary education, general pupils 50.0% 2017 up 6.2% 94th Lower secondary completion rate, female 72.2% 2023 up 27.5% 134th Lower secondary completion rate, male 62.9% 2023 up 12.3% 136th Children out of school 3.8% 2022 down 69.1% 98th Primary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Primary education, pupils 222,351 2023 down 7.0% 138th Secondary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 183rd Secondary education, pupils 108,288 2016 up 40.7% 151st Persistence to last grade of primary, female 86.4% 2018 down 0.4% 102nd Persistence to last grade of primary, male 80.2% 2018 down 1.3% 108th Secondary education, vocational pupils 4,230 2016 — 150th Number of under-five deaths, male 741 2024 down 32.8% 104th Number of under-five deaths, female 582 2024 down 33.6% 103rd Number of infant deaths, male 693 2024 down 33.2% 101st Number of infant deaths, female 543 2024 down 33.9% 101st Children out of school, female 4.6% 2022 down 65.9% 96th Children out of school, male 3.0% 2022 down 73.0% 113th Secondary education, vocational pupils 34.1% 2016 up 29.8% 150th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 96.4% 2017 down 15.8% 145th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 32.5% 2025 up 49.6% 1st Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 34.2% 2025 up 46.0% 1st Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 36.0% 2025 up 42.2% 2nd Primary education, teachers 69.8% 2023 up 0.0% 132nd Repeaters, primary, total 13.4% 2017 down 25.4% 21st Page 1 of 3 Next →