Education in Eswatini 1,910 indicators covering education for Eswatini. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.3823 years 2013 up 70.4% 159th Government expenditure on education, total 19.2% 2025 up 17.0% 23rd Secondary education, general pupils 50.0% 2017 up 6.2% 94th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,276 number 2018 up 21.6% 141st Lower secondary completion rate, female 72.2% 2023 up 27.5% 134th Lower secondary completion rate, male 62.9% 2023 up 12.3% 136th Children out of school 3.8% 2022 down 69.1% 98th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 24,139 number 2011 — 144th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0216 number per person 2011 — 124th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 13,501 2025 up 0.5% 149th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 13,382 2025 up 0.7% 149th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 26,883 2025 up 0.6% 149th Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th Theoretical duration of secondary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 193rd Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 167th Official entrance age to upper secondary education 16 years 2025 unchanged 10th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st Official entrance age to lower secondary education 13 years 2025 unchanged 5th Start of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th Theoretical duration of primary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 3,953 2013 up 67.6% 164th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 4,104 2013 up 44.8% 161st Teachers in primary education, male 2,679 2023 up 4.3% 124th Teachers in primary education, female 6,201 2023 up 4.4% 145th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 69.8% 2023 up 0.0% 141st Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 116.5% 2023 down 5.2% 20th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 8.16 years 2023 down 6.6% 9th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.7% 2016 — 148th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.1% 2016 — 145th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 8,057 2013 up 55.2% 166th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.3% 2016 down 2.7% 80th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.9% 2016 down 5.1% 81st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 24,037 2015 up 15.8% 153rd Enrolment in secondary education, male 54,636 2016 up 42.2% 150th Enrolment in secondary education, female 53,652 2016 up 39.2% 148th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 8,880 2023 up 4.4% 144th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% 2016 — 153rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% 2016 down 3.9% 79th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 108,288 2016 up 40.7% 151st Enrolment in primary education, male 115,133 2023 down 8.3% 137th Enrolment in primary education, female 107,218 2023 down 5.5% 138th School age population, upper secondary education, male 26,132 2025 up 2.4% 157th School age population, upper secondary education, female 26,443 2025 up 5.0% 157th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 52,575 2025 up 3.7% 157th School age population, secondary education, male 66,049 2025 down 0.7% 153rd School age population, secondary education, female 65,943 2025 up 1.1% 152nd School age population, secondary education, both sexes 131,992 2025 up 0.2% 153rd School age population, tertiary education, male 61,856 2025 up 3.1% 150th School age population, tertiary education, female 61,374 2025 down 1.1% 149th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 123,230 2025 up 0.9% 150th School age population, lower secondary education, male 39,917 2025 down 2.7% 152nd School age population, lower secondary education, female 39,500 2025 down 1.3% 151st School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 79,417 2025 down 2.0% 151st School age population, last grade of primary education, male 13,588 2025 up 2.1% 149th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 13,676 2025 up 2.9% 148th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 27,264 2025 up 2.5% 148th School age population, primary education, male 96,283 2025 down 0.4% 143rd ← Previous Page 5 of 32 Next →