Education in Eswatini 1,910 indicators covering education for Eswatini. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, primary education, female 95,932 2025 down 1.1% 142nd School age population, primary education, both sexes 192,215 2025 down 0.8% 143rd Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 14,043 2025 down 0.7% 148th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 13,845 2025 down 2.9% 147th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 27,888 2025 down 1.8% 148th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 14,136 2025 down 0.1% 147th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 13,884 2025 down 1.2% 147th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 28,020 2025 down 0.6% 147th School age population, pre-primary education, male 42,586 2025 down 0.7% 147th School age population, pre-primary education, female 41,733 2025 down 1.5% 147th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 84,319 2025 down 1.1% 147th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 222,351 2023 down 7.0% 138th Share of children in primary school age who are in school 96.2% 2022 up 9.8% 105th Secondary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 183rd Primary education, pupils 222,351 2023 down 7.0% 138th Primary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Secondary education, pupils 108,288 2016 up 40.7% 151st Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.217 units per square kilometre 2022 up 38.1% 115th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 120.5% 2023 down 6.4% 17th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9344 GPIA 2023 up 2.7% 198th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 112.6% 2023 down 3.9% 26th School life expectancy, primary, male 8.43 years 2023 down 8.0% 7th School life expectancy, primary, female 7.88 years 2023 down 5.1% 10th Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 3.8% 2022 down 69.1% 103rd Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 5.97 % change on previous year 2017 down 21.5% 29th School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9344 GPIA 2023 up 3.2% 199th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 106.4% 2016 up 9.8% 34th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 100.2% 2016 up 12.5% 76th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 13.09 years 2016 up 9.3% 27th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.9461 GPI 2016 up 4.9% 164th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.38 years 2016 up 14.7% 53rd Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 11,269 2015 up 7.8% 148th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 12,768 2015 up 23.9% 147th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 15,165 2023 down 62.4% 82nd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.3575 units per square kilometre 2023 down 62.3% 32nd Government expenditure on education, total 6.0% 2024 — 26th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.5242 units per square kilometre 2023 down 62.5% 32nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2011 — 72nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.4 number per square kilometre 2011 — 125th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 80.2% 2018 down 1.3% 108th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 86.4% 2018 down 0.4% 102nd Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0037 units per person 2016 — 122nd Secondary education, vocational pupils 4,230 2016 — 150th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 7,225 2022 up 30.0% 148th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.4201 units per square kilometre 2022 up 30.0% 116th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.2459 units per square kilometre 2016 — 117th Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 95.4% 2022 up 10.4% 89th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 82.0% 2016 up 50.5% 140th Number of under-five deaths, male 741 2024 down 32.8% 104th Number of under-five deaths, female 582 2024 down 33.6% 103rd Number of infant deaths, male 693 2024 down 33.2% 101st Number of infant deaths, female 543 2024 down 33.9% 101st School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 4.28 years 2016 up 47.5% 161st School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.4131 years 2013 up 97.9% 155th School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 0.8679 GPI 2013 down 24.2% 131st School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.3585 years 2013 up 50.0% 152nd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 13.07 years 2016 up 20.8% 36th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 106.9% 2016 up 20.2% 32nd Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2016 — 86th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0054 number per person 2018 up 15.9% 32nd ← Previous Page 6 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