Eswatini's adult literacy rose from 55.3 % in 1976 to 90.8 % in 2022.
Eswatini's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 93.2 % in 1991 to 116.5 % in 2023.
Eswatini · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Eswatini's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 75.4 % in 1976 to 98.7 % in 2022.
Eswatini's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 29.9 % in 1975 to 82.0 % in 2016.
Eswatini's tertiary enrolment rose from 0.5 % in 1970 to 6.4 % in 2013.
Eswatini's children out of school, primary fell from 31,198 in 1979 to 7,275 in 2022.
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- Primary completion ratedown −12.0 pts84th of 137
- Tertiary attainment90th of 111*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +26.2 pts92nd of 117*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs64th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.7 yrs120th of 145
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- Education spendingup +1.0 pts8th of 40
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.1 pts7th of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −2.5 %101st of 135
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