Education in Eswatini 1,910 indicators covering education for Eswatini. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 780 2023 down 80.2% 95th Progression to secondary school 98.1% 2016 up 2.6% 71st Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2021 — 168th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 10.3% 2017 down 51.6% 25th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 89.1% 2016 up 35.9% 122nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 88.9% 2016 up 34.9% 119th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1 GPI 2016 up 0.7% 88th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 82.6% 2017 up 0.6% 152nd Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 192,215 2025 down 0.8% 146th Population of compulsory school age, female 95,932 2025 down 1.1% 146th Population of compulsory school age, male 96,283 2025 down 0.4% 146th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 71,144 2016 up 29.8% 143rd Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 30.9% 2013 — 3rd Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.0% 2015 — 154th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 25,835 2025 up 3.5% 129th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 12,922 2025 up 3.6% 129th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 12,913 2025 up 3.3% 130th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 35,520 2016 up 27.9% 143rd Duration of compulsory education 7 years 2025 unchanged 173rd Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.0% 2015 — 153rd Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.0% 2015 — 153rd Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 327 2023 down 84.1% 106th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 658 2023 down 76.0% 87th Trained teachers in primary education, female 71.2% 2022 up 2.7% 107th Trained teachers in primary education, male 61.8% 2022 down 2.6% 112th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 535 2023 down 85.3% 102nd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 998 2023 down 79.2% 87th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 35,624 2016 up 31.7% 142nd Government spending on education as a share of GDP 6.0% 2024 down 17.2% 27th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 72.2% 2016 up 66.5% 107th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 1,118 2023 down 57.2% 77th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 1,567 2023 down 59.3% 77th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% 141st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 4.3% 2025 down 30.6% 119th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 4.3% 2025 down 36.8% 111th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 4.2% 2025 down 25.0% 116th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 12.7% 2025 down 31.4% 122nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 13.8% 2025 down 36.4% 111th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 11.7% 2025 down 23.5% 131st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 3.7% 2025 down 26.0% 106th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 3.3% 2025 down 41.1% 105th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 4.1% 2025 down 4.7% 108th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.15 modelled data 2025 down 11.0% 32nd Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 37,144 2016 up 67.6% 145th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.2973 GPIA 2014 down 1.6% 150th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 6.0% 2024 down 17.2% 27th Primary education, pupils 47.6% 2017 down 0.6% 172nd Inequality in education 0.2096 2023 down 21.7% 64th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 12.4% 2017 down 30.7% 27th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 71.4% 2016 up 75.9% 116th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 73.0% 2016 up 57.4% 102nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.9779 GPI 2016 up 11.8% 125th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 18,132 2016 up 68.1% 145th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.02 modelled data 2025 down 13.0% 65th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 101st Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 7 2025 unchanged 173rd End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 147th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2013 down 68.2% 46th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 19,012 2016 up 67.0% 143rd ← Previous Page 10 of 32 Next →