School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Eswatini
Eswatini: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 12.19 years in 2013. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Eswatini, 1970–2013
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 12.19 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2013. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Eswatini peaked at 12.19 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.43 years, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 120th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.43 years | — |
| 1972 | 6.91 years | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 7.91 years | +14.5% |
| 1977 | 8.13 years | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 9.89 years | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 9.77 years | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.66 years | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.18 years | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 10.45 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 11.02 years | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 11.94 years | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 12.19 years | +2.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 12.19 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.25 years, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 12.19 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.19 years, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.34 years | 6.43 years | 8.13 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 9.89 years | 9.89 years | 9.89 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.22 years | 9.66 years | 11.02 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.07 years | 11.94 years | 12.19 years | 2 |
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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Eswatini?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Eswatini was 12.19 years in 2013, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 12.19 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.43 years in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Eswatini ranks 120th out of 175 countries with data for 2013.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.