Eswatini
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
34% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
204,608 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
137,921 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
5%
Source: UNSDG, 2014
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
77
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
53%
Source: DHS, 2007
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
No data available
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS, 2014
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
-
Primary 100%
(2016)
-
Lower secondary 97%
(2016)
-
Upper secondary 97%
(2016)
Source: UIS
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 77%
-
Male 64%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 54%
-
Male 47%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 33%
-
Male 31%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 1%
Female: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school
-
Female 4%
-
Male 5%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school
-
Female 27%
-
Male 12%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Programs Back to Top
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Community Grants Program
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Comprehensive scholarship programme
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Girl Child Education Fund
Project/Program
Go Girls Connect!
Project/Program
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists