Education in Eswatini

1,910 indicators covering education for Eswatini.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 25,168 number 2018 up 1,077.2% 34th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 1.07 GPIA 2022 down 16.9% 38th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 12,343 2022 down 23.6% 113th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 13,229 2022 down 41.6% 106th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 7.7% 2022 down 22.2% 94th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 8.2% 2022 down 40.3% 84th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 3.72 millions 2014 up 9,132.1% 125th
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.3% 2014 up 958.6% 49th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 11.5% 2022 down 46.0% 25th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 76.9% 2022 up 4.8% 75th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 44.4% 2022 down 43.2% 95th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 7,832 2022 down 51.2% 104th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.42 GPIA 2022 up 51.8% 4th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 5,241 2022 down 57.1% 111th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 8.7% 2022 down 49.5% 26th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 5.8% 2022 down 50.4% 80th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 1.33 GPIA 2022 up 7.0% 18th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 3.9% 2022 down 56.1% 101st
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 10.2% 2022 down 16.7% 33rd
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 139th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 135th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 down 100.0% 176th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 0 2025 down 100.0% 174th
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 1st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 28,237 number 2018 up 1,141.2% 21st
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 3.33 millions 2014 up 6,472.3% 121st
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 9.1% 2022 down 18.0% 30th
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 98.8% 2023 up 2.9% 88th
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity 98.2% 2023 up 5.8% 94th
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 165.1 millions 2014 up 269.4% 108th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 11.2% 2022 down 15.3% 31st
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 58,653 number 2018 up 1,086.3% 39th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 98.2% 2023 up 5.8% 88th
Pupil-qualified teacher ratio in primary education 37.57 headcount basis 2022 down 12.0% 23rd
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes 68.3% 2022 up 3.9% 98th
Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 110.7 millions 2014 up 232.9% 112th
Adolescents out of school, female 8.5% 2022 up 21.4% 68th
Adolescents out of school, male 6.0% 2022 up 85.3% 91st
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, male 61.8% 2022 up 2.2% 99th
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female 71.2% 2022 up 4.6% 97th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2019 unchanged 101st
Proportion of qualified teachers in primary education, adjusted 1.13 GPIA 2022 up 1.8% 9th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2019 unchanged 36th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 4,580 number 2018 down 21.1% 63rd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 11,761 number 2018 up 1,044.1% 29th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 91.5% 2022 down 1.6% 95th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9728 GPIA 2022 up 1.3% 139th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 53.6% 2016 up 2.2% 29th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 1.1% 2016 up 3.8% 29th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 46.4% 2016 down 2.4% 141st
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male 94.0% 2022 down 2.8% 72nd
Percentage of qualified teachers in secondary education, both sexes 61.2% 2022 down 19.0% 85th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 71,144 number 2016 up 29.8% 140th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ 1.21 millions 2014 down 82.5% 68th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 46.3% 2016 down 4.2% 126th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 53.7% 2016 up 3.9% 43rd
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 1.1% 2016 up 6.8% 43rd
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ 98.96 millions 2014 up 137.0% 112th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ 147.59 millions 2014 up 163.0% 110th