Primary school completion rate in Eswatini
The primary completion rate in Eswatini was 93.6% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2015.
Eswatini, 2023
93.6%
Change from 2022
−12.0percentage points
World, 2023
87.3%
Position in 2023
84th of 137
Primary school completion rate in Eswatini over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Eswatini | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 105.6% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | – | 88.7% |
| 2020 | – | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 100.9% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 100.6% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 83.6% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 83.2% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 83.5% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | – | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 76.7% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 65.4% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −12.0 percentage points from 105.6% in 2022.
- Since 2011, when it was 83.2%, the figure has changed by +10.4 percentage points.
- Among the 137 countries with data for 2023, Eswatini has the 84th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 87.3%.
More for Eswatini
All statistics for Eswatini
Primary school enrolment (gross)
116.5%
2023 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
82.0%
2016 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
36.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
79.7%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
57.8%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
36.6%
2022 · UNESCO UIS