Education in Eswatini 1,910 indicators covering education for Eswatini. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2013 down 54.8% 125th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2013 down 47.6% 122nd Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 3.12 units per square kilometre 2016 up 39.2% 114th Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 15.25 years 2023 up 18.4% 64th School enrollment, preprimary 30.0% 2014 — 153rd Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 3.18 units per square kilometre 2016 up 42.2% 110th School enrollment, tertiary, male 6.5% 2013 up 55.6% 171st School enrollment, tertiary, female 6.4% 2013 up 37.4% 165th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.9874 GPI 2013 down 10.7% 145th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9946 GPI 2016 up 4.2% 118th Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 9.49 % change on previous year 2016 up 253.7% 22nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.4 units per square kilometre 2015 up 15.8% 130th Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 110,271 2017 up 33.1% 144th Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person 2022 up 27.3% 114th Secondary education, teachers, female 3,733 2022 up 38.1% 139th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.4684 units per square kilometre 2013 up 55.2% 153rd Average years of schooling among adults 8.69 years 2023 up 29.3% 120th Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 8.69 years 2023 up 29.3% 120th Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 8.69 years 2023 up 29.3% 120th Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 100.0% 2011 — 1st Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 38.1% 43rd Average years of schooling, males vs. females 8.94 years 2023 up 25.2% 116th Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 24.9% 31st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.005 units per person 2023 down 65.4% 33rd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0073 units per person 2023 down 65.6% 29th Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 15.76 years 2023 up 16.7% 41st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 63.6% 45th Primary completion rate, male 92.0% 2023 up 11.4% 109th Primary completion rate, female 95.3% 2023 up 12.5% 91st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 63.8% 41st Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 12.7% 30th Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0059 units per person 2022 up 19.9% 107th Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.4201 units per square kilometre 2022 up 30.0% 116th Duration of compulsory education 7 years 2025 unchanged 173rd Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0952 units per person 2017 up 25.4% 30th Secondary education, general pupils 110,271 2017 up 33.1% 144th Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 up 30.1% 59th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,139 number 2011 — 144th Lower secondary completion rate, total 67.6% 2023 up 20.0% 134th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 103.4% 2016 up 11.1% 53rd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.73 years 2016 up 12.2% 42nd Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.3605 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.4% 94th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 0.6552 units per square kilometre 2015 up 7.8% 130th Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.1558 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.3% 82nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 0.7423 units per square kilometre 2015 up 23.9% 124th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.8817 units per square kilometre 2023 down 62.4% 31st Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 6.41 units per square kilometre 2017 up 33.1% 96th School enrollment, preprimary, male 26.3% 2014 — 159th School enrollment, preprimary, female 33.7% 2014 — 146th Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 9.04 % change on previous year 2016 up 304.4% 36th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 9.66 % change on previous year 2023 down 11.7% 36th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 4,230 2016 — 150th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 83.2% 2018 down 0.8% 118th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.2386 units per square kilometre 2013 up 44.8% 149th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.2298 units per square kilometre 2013 up 67.6% 152nd Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 up 1.2% 65th ← Previous Page 4 of 32 Next →