School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Eswatini
Eswatini: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9226 GPI in 2019. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Eswatini, 1970–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.9226 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2019.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Eswatini peaked at 1 GPI in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.8853 GPI, in 2011.
Eswatini ranks 183rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9548 GPI | 0.9277 GPI | 0.9928 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9915 GPI | 0.9829 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9758 GPI | 0.9582 GPI | 0.9954 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9293 GPI | 0.905 GPI | 0.9524 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9099 GPI | 0.8853 GPI | 0.9226 GPI | 10 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 116.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 8,880 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 112.6% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 120.5% (2023)
- Labor force, female 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 430,869 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Eswatini?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Eswatini was 0.9226 GPI in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 1989.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8853 GPI in 2011.
- How does Eswatini rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Eswatini ranks 183rd out of 198 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.