Eswatini vs Low & middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Eswatini
109.0%
in 2016
Low & middle income
94.8%
in 2019
Eswatini rank
29th
Low & middle income rank
31st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Eswatini
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 109.0% against 94.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 14.2%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.2 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 29th and Low & middle income ranks 31st of 188 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 89.2% 86.9% 2.3% Eswatini
2000s 96.2% 91.0% 5.1% Eswatini
2010s 109.8% 95.5% 14.3% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Eswatini or Low & middle income?
Eswatini, at 109.0% against 94.8% in Low & middle income as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Eswatini and Low & middle income?
14.2%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Low & middle income?
19 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2016.
How do Eswatini and Low & middle income rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Eswatini ranks 29th and Low & middle income ranks 31st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.