Education in Eswatini

1,910 indicators covering education for Eswatini.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Teachers in primary education, female 6,276 number 2018 up 24.3% 141st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 6,149 2023 down 62.3% 82nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 9,016 2023 down 62.5% 78th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.3649 number per square kilometre 2018 up 24.3% 88th
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9831 index 2022 up 1.1% 140th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 down 9.3% 36th
Children out of school, female 4.6% 2022 down 65.9% 96th
Children out of school, male 3.0% 2022 down 73.0% 113th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 712 2015 up 64.8% 151st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 6.4% 2013 up 45.7% 172nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 103.4% 2016 up 22.5% 52nd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 82.2% 2016 up 55.2% 144th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9382 GPIA 2016 up 3.9% 184th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 110.3% 2016 up 17.9% 20th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 81.9% 2016 up 45.8% 136th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2016 up 6.4% 125th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 100.0% 2011 1st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.65 years 2016 up 24.0% 54th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 13.47 years 2016 up 17.1% 24th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9394 GPIA 2016 up 5.9% 186th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.3504 years 2013 up 58.6% 174th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 4.29 years 2016 up 56.6% 161st
School life expectancy, secondary, male 4.27 years 2016 up 37.0% 160th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2016 up 14.3% 122nd
Secondary education, vocational pupils 34.1% 2016 up 29.8% 150th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.1% 2016 127th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 12.79 years 2013 up 28.0% 103rd
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 1,935 2011 137th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.8458 years 2015 up 18.5% 172nd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 96.4% 2017 down 15.8% 145th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 82.5% 2025 up 12.5% 122nd
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 88.2% 2025 up 9.8% 119th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.13 modelled data 2025 down 3.7% 18th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 76.8% 2025 up 15.5% 126th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2015 unchanged 186th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 51.7% 2022 up 6.2% 141st
Teachers in secondary education, female 3,733 2022 up 38.1% 139th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 2.7% 2016 142nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 59.4% 2025 115th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 63.6% 2025 115th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.13 modelled data 2025 29th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 55.1% 2025 116th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 37.7% 2025 113th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 40.9% 2025 113th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.16 modelled data 2025 42nd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 34.6% 2025 114th
Teachers in secondary education, male 3,492 2022 up 22.4% 140th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 36.0% 2025 up 42.2% 2nd
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 32.5% 2025 up 49.6% 1st
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 34.2% 2025 up 46.0% 1st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 6.4% 2013 up 37.4% 167th