Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Eswatini

Gross secondary school enrolment in Eswatini was 82.0% in 2016. The value for 2016 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Secondary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official secondary school-age population Data: 1970 to 2016 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Eswatini is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Eswatini, 2016 82.0% % of the official secondary school-age population
Change from 2015 +5.7percentage points 2015: 76.3%
World, 2016 75.2% Official aggregate

Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Eswatini over time

View
Places
2 selected
Eswatini World ×

% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Secondary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official secondary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period EswatiniWorld
2024 – 77.3%
2023 – 77.2%
2022 – 77.5%
2021 – 77.3%
2020 – 76.5%
2019 – 76.0%
2018 – 75.5%
2017 – 74.9%
2016 82.0% 75.2%
2015 76.3% 75.0%
2014 73.7% 74.9%
2013 70.8% 74.0%
2012 69.2% 72.7%
2011 67.2% 71.9%
2010 64.6% 70.9%
2009 59.6% 69.4%
2008 – 68.3%
2007 58.4% 66.8%
2006 54.5% 65.4%
2005 50.5% 64.4%
2004 48.3% 63.5%
2003 44.5% 62.4%
2002 44.7% 61.6%
2001 43.8% 60.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +5.7 percentage points from 76.3% in 2015.
  • Since 2005, when it was 50.5%, the figure has changed by +31.5 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2016 was 75.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.SEC.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2016 for Eswatini
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics