Primary school enrolment (gross) in Eswatini
Gross primary school enrolment in Eswatini was 116.5% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2007.
Eswatini, 2023
116.5%
Change from 2022
−0.7percentage points
World, 2023
100.7%
Position in 2023
14th of 166
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Eswatini over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Eswatini | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 116.5% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 117.2% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | – | 99.4% |
| 2020 | – | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 123.6% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 123.9% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 123.8% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 123.8% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 124.6% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 124.0% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 122.9% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 122.6% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 122.7% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 123.2% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 117.1% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | – | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 114.5% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 112.7% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 108.1% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 105.4% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | 99.4% | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 98.1% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 98.3% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 117.2% in 2022.
- Since 2011, when it was 122.7%, the figure has changed by −6.2 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2023, Eswatini has the 14th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 100.7%.
More for Eswatini
All statistics for Eswatini
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
6.4%
2013 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
90.8%
2022 · 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