Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 93.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Eswatini, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 93.6% for primary completion rate, total in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Eswatini peaked at 105.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 1971.
That places Eswatini 102nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.9% | — |
| 1971 | 41.2% | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 42.3% | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 50.7% | +19.9% |
| 1974 | 56.1% | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 58.8% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 60.3% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 60.7% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 60.3% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 60.2% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 60.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 62.7% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 64.5% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 64.0% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 65.1% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 63.8% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 65.4% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 61.9% | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 62.2% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 59.8% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 59.5% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 59.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 60.7% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 63.0% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 60.1% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 60.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 63.2% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 62.5% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 65.5% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 65.4% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 76.7% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 83.5% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 83.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 83.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 100.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 100.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 105.6% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | -11.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 93.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.6%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 93.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.4% | 41.2% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.5% | 60.3% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.1% | 59.5% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 62.7% | 77.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 82.0% | 100.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 93.6% | 105.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More aid effectiveness data for Eswatini
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 24,761 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 1,889 current US$ (2017)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 585,648 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 13.45 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 912,632 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 178,216 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 7.79 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 165,318 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy -567,147 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan -415,180 current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Eswatini?
- Primary completion rate, total in Eswatini was 93.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 105.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 1971.
- How does Eswatini rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Eswatini ranks 102nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.