Education in Eswatini

1,910 indicators covering education for Eswatini.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP 0.6% 2021 down 28.8% 110th
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.5% 2013 down 79.2% 110th
Expenditure on secondary education 34.1% 2014 up 21.6% 71st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 24,017 number 2018 down 42.7% 77th
Expenditure on primary education 50.8% 2014 up 34.9% 17th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.01 GPIA 2016 up 0.9% 31st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 2 2023 down 84.6% 183rd
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region 7,275 children 2022 down 69.9% 116th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 2 2023 down 84.6% 187th
Secondary education, pupils 49.5% 2016 down 1.1% 79th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 3.7% 2022 down 80.5% 65th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 2.3% 2022 down 81.1% 77th
Children out of school, primary, female 4,410 2022 down 66.7% 116th
Children out of school, primary, male 2,865 2022 down 73.8% 126th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9831 GPIA 2022 up 1.1% 140th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 84.3% 143rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 84.3% 148th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female 95.4% 2022 up 10.4% 83rd
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male 97.0% 2022 up 9.2% 65th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 18.1% 2018 down 20.1% 12th
Girls and boys who are out of school 4,410 girls 2022 down 66.7% 115th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.35 GPIA 2022 up 14.4% 30th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 10.5% 2018 down 32.5% 17th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both 11.2% 2022 down 29.9% 34th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 98.9% 2018 up 1.7% 44th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 133rd
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 95.7% 2016 up 6.8% 87th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index 0.9838 GPI 2016 down 13.2% 147th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 97.2% 2016 up 23.1% 63rd
Share of students from abroad 0.5% 2013 down 79.2% 110th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, both sexes 3,823 2023 down 35.2% 54th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 18.8% 2018 down 1.1% 12th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 13.1% 2018 down 8.6% 20th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) 0.4% 2013 up 37.5% 26th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions 97.0% 2023 down 1.3% 38th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, both sexes 45 2015 down 60.5% 94th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, both sexes 0 2015 112th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, both sexes 1 2015 109th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, female 12.1% 2016 down 18.5% 20th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, male 18.2% 2016 down 11.7% 15th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania, both sexes 0 2015 85th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 16 2018 down 30.4% 177th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.06 GPIA 2016 up 5.5% 88th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 7.3% 2022 up 41.4% 84th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 11 2018 down 8.3% 171st
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 5,798 2022 up 41.3% 107th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 2,447 2023 up 2.4% 15th
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 12,499 2022 up 18.5% 109th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education 10.3% 2022 down 15.2% 25th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 12.7% 2022 down 10.5% 29th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes (UIS estimate) 34.9% 2013 down 13.5% 20th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 24.3% 2022 up 22.2% 70th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, both 3.9% 2013 up 16.3% 64th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes 0.6% 2013 59th
Trained teachers in secondary education 61.2% 2022 down 19.3% 91st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2.0% 2023 up 4.5% 3rd
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 12.6% 2017 down 32.1% 23rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 19.2% 2025 up 17.0% 22nd
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 98.5% 2016 down 1.5% 27th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 9,480 number 2018 down 44.4% 76th