Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Eswatini

Eswatini: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 112.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
112.5%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
21st
of 188 countries
All-time high
116.4%
in 2011
All-time low
79.3%
in 1987
Years of data
19
1987–2016

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Eswatini, 1987–2016

02550751001251987200120161987: 79.3 %1998: 90.6 %1999: 92.2 %2000: 92.5 %2001: 92.4 %2002: 92.8 %2003: 92 %2004: 97.6 %2005: 100 %2006: 105.9 %2007: 111.6 %2009: 109.7 %2010: 114.8 %2011: 116.4 %2012: 114.9 %2013: 114.5 %2014: 114.2 %2015: 113.6 %2016: 112.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Eswatini stood at 112.5%.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Eswatini peaked at 116.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 1987.

That places Eswatini 21st out of 188 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Eswatini, 1987 to 2016.
Year % Change
1987 79.3%
1998 90.6% +14.3%
1999 92.2% +1.8%
2000 92.5% +0.3%
2001 92.4% -0.2%
2002 92.8% +0.4%
2003 92.0% -0.8%
2004 97.6% +6.1%
2005 100.0% +2.5%
2006 105.9% +5.9%
2007 111.6% +5.4%
2009 109.7% -1.7%
2010 114.8% +4.6%
2011 116.4% +1.5%
2012 114.9% -1.3%
2013 114.5% -0.4%
2014 114.2% -0.3%
2015 113.6% -0.5%
2016 112.5% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 79.3% 79.3% 79.3% 1
1990s 91.4% 90.6% 92.2% 2
2000s 99.4% 92.0% 111.6% 9
2010s 114.4% 112.5% 116.4% 7

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 18 Morocco 113.0% compare
  2. 19 Tunisia 112.8% compare
  3. 20 Uruguay 112.8% compare
  4. 22 Togo 112.5% compare
  5. 23 Afghanistan 112.3% compare
  6. 24 Samoa 112.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Eswatini?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Eswatini was 112.5% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 116.4% in 2011.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 1987.
How does Eswatini rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Eswatini ranks 21st out of 188 countries with data for 2016.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.