Education in Eswatini 1,910 indicators covering education for Eswatini. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 2023 — 146th Trained teachers in primary education 68.3% 2022 up 1.1% 115th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 2 years 2020 unchanged 156th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 299 number 2015 up 91.7% 130th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 146.1% 139th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 3.0% 2023 up 77.2% 176th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 261.0% 49th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 98.8% 2022 up 2.6% 43rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2.1% 2023 up 3.1% 3rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 150th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 0.9791 GPI 2018 down 1.1% 152nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 0 2023 down 100.0% 192nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 0 2023 down 100.0% 188th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 100.9% 92nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 2.6% 2023 up 7.9% 101st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 20.1% 158th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 87.7% 141st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 187th Share of primary school teachers who are women 69.8% 2023 up 0.0% 141st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 192nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.5262 GPIA 2016 up 49.0% 162nd Share of students studying abroad 34.9% 2013 down 13.5% 20th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 1,205 2023 down 81.0% 99th End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Start month of the academic school year 1 2025 unchanged 188th End month of the academic school year 12 2025 unchanged 1st Enrolment in primary education, female 113,052 number 2018 up 1.5% 136th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 72.2% 2023 up 27.5% 138th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 62.9% 2023 up 12.3% 140th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.13 GPIA 2023 up 11.7% 29th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 7.5% 2017 down 65.5% 45th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 862 2023 down 84.8% 105th Over-age students, primary 28.3% 2017 down 10.1% 7th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 1,656 2023 down 78.0% 88th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 2,685 2023 down 58.5% 78th Secondary education, teachers 51.7% 2022 up 6.2% 133rd School enrollment, primary, female 82.4% 2017 up 1.0% 130th School enrollment, primary, male 82.7% 2017 up 0.3% 131st Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 7 2025 unchanged 173rd Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 — 61st Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 100.0% 2011 — 1st Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1.05 GPI 2016 down 0.6% 33rd Over-age students, primary, male 31.0% 2017 down 9.8% 6th Over-age students, primary, female 25.3% 2017 down 10.5% 9th Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9728 index 2022 up 1.3% 139th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 24,846 number 2019 down 0.4% 124th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 12,179 number 2019 down 8.2% 123rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 12,667 number 2019 up 8.4% 124th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 119th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 8.0% 2017 down 56.3% 37th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 72.3% 2013 up 22.0% 118th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9016 GPI 2013 down 3.4% 150th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 80.2% 2013 up 26.3% 78th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 3,648 2023 down 44.8% 63rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 89.0% 2016 up 35.4% 122nd Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 425 2023 down 82.2% 98th Compulsory education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 168th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 98.5% 2017 up 17.0% 46th ← Previous Page 9 of 32 Next →