Eswatini

Background Information

Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

World Bank income group

Lower middle income

Percent of population aged 10-24

31% (UNFPA, 2023)

Total primary school age population (both sexes)

195,890 (UIS, 2022)

Total secondary school age population (both sexes)

130,008 (UIS, 2022)

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)

87

Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2013

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 (Years)

7

Source: UIS , 2022

Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities Percentage of schools

100%

Source: UNESCO , 2018

Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities Percentage of schools

  • Primary 100%

    (2016)

  • Lower secondary 97%

    (2016)

  • Upper secondary 97%

    (2016)

Source: UIS

Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education

No data available

Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education

No data available

Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education

Source: UIS , 2022

Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading

  • Female 86%

  • Male 83%

Female: UIS, 2013

Male: UIS, 2013

Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics

  • Female 33%

  • Male 42%

Female: UIS, 2013

Male: UIS, 2013


Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education

  • Female 31%

  • Male 33%

Female: UNESCO, 2013

Male: UNESCO, 2013

Youth not in education, employment or training

  • Female 41%

  • Male 30%

Female: ILO, 2016

Male: ILO, 2016


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%

  • Male 2%

Female: UIS, 2014

Male: UIS, 2014

Lower secondary school
  • Female 4%

  • Male 5%

Female: UIS, 2014

Male: UIS, 2014

Upper secondary school
  • Female 24%

  • Male 12%

Female: UIS, 2014

Male: UIS, 2014

Legal Frameworks Back to Top

Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools

1

No protection from violence in educational institutions

Source: HerAtlas , 2019

Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender

2

Only enshrines the right to education or provides for a limited protection of this right

Source: HerAtlas , 2019

Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls

2

No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls

Source: HerAtlas , 2019

Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors

Data coming soon!

Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality

Data coming soon!

Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes

Data coming soon!


Programs Back to Top

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Government Programs Back to Top

Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top