Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Eswatini
Eswatini: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.13 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Eswatini peaked at 1.3 index in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.13 index, in 2025.
That places Eswatini 18th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.28 index | 1.27 index | 1.3 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.25 index | 1.24 index | 1.27 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 index | 1.21 index | 1.24 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 index | 1.15 index | 1.2 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 index | 1.13 index | 1.15 index | 6 |
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More gender data for Eswatini
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 14,207 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 13,911 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 14,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 13,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 14,188 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Eswatini?
- Primary 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 index in 1981.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 index in 2025.
- How does Eswatini rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Eswatini ranks 18th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.