Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Eswatini
Eswatini: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.13 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Eswatini, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 1.13 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Eswatini peaked at 1.13 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9278 index, in 1981.
Eswatini ranks 29th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9278 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9322 index | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9413 index | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9462 index | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.954 index | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9608 index | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9653 index | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9673 index | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.966 index | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.13 index | +17.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1.13 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1.13 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9512 index | 0.9278 index | 0.9673 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.13 index | 1.13 index | 1.13 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More gender data for Eswatini
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 409.82 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2852 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 911.1 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 911.1 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 13,962 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 14,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 13,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 14,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 13,878 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Eswatini?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Eswatini was 1.13 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9278 index in 1981.
- How does Eswatini rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Eswatini ranks 29th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.