Education in Eswatini 1,910 indicators covering education for Eswatini. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Tertiary education, academic staff 42.0% 2015 up 16.3% 89th Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2022 down 87.5% 176th End month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2022 down 80.0% 208th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 3,635 2023 up 10.3% 80th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.8049 modelled data 2025 down 34.7% 143rd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 6.0% 2017 down 67.5% 49th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 8.8% 2017 down 64.1% 41st Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 1.1% 2013 — 47th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 89.0% 2016 up 41.1% 138th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 171st Persistence to grade 5, female 98.2% 2018 up 0.8% 35th Persistence to grade 5, male 96.6% 2018 up 1.6% 43rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 113.6% 2016 up 16.1% 13th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 89.6% 2016 up 43.2% 135th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 88.4% 2016 up 39.1% 134th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2016 up 2.9% 74th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 3.9% 2013 down 46.4% 75th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 178th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 36.7% 2013 down 58.8% 30th School enrollment, secondary 41.7% 2015 up 16.7% 133rd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 11.55 years 2016 up 16.2% 6th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 109.6% 2016 up 17.4% 23rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9313 GPIA 2016 up 2.3% 184th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 117.7% 2016 up 14.8% 10th Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 1,454 2023 down 49.2% 64th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 2,194 2023 down 41.5% 65th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.9% 2016 down 1.1% 149th School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 84,319 2025 down 1.1% 153rd School age population, early childhood education, female 41,733 2025 down 1.5% 153rd School age population, early childhood education, male 42,586 2025 down 0.7% 153rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 71.3% 2016 up 74.8% 128th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 2,892 2023 down 19.5% 84th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 7,966 2023 up 5.8% 90th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 11.92 years 2016 up 13.3% 5th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 11.17 years 2016 up 18.7% 10th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9366 GPIA 2016 up 4.7% 184th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 6.8% 2022 down 59.6% 41st Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% 2016 — 133rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 70.7% 2016 up 86.4% 135th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9834 GPI 2016 up 13.9% 134th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 71.9% 2016 up 63.6% 118th Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.5% 2016 — 49th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 106th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.6% 2016 — 54th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.5% 2016 down 1.5% 149th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 75.4% 2013 up 28.2% 122nd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 99.4% 2016 down 0.6% 145th Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,439 2023 up 124.1% 88th Progression to secondary school, male 98.1% 2016 up 0.3% 64th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 90.7% 2016 down 9.3% 75th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 8,057 number 2013 up 55.2% 163rd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.1% 2016 — 57th School enrollment, secondary, female 47.1% 2015 up 22.7% 125th School enrollment, secondary, male 36.4% 2015 up 10.1% 137th Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 96.2% 2022 up 9.8% 104th Government expenditure on education, US$ 325.07 millions 2014 up 173.8% 139th Progression to secondary school, female 98.0% 2016 up 4.8% 75th Expenditure on tertiary education 13.3% 2014 down 49.9% 124th ← Previous Page 11 of 32 Next →