Eswatini
Last updated May 3, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Severely underprepared
Eswatini shows severely limited readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (35th percentile worldwide). Key structural conditions limit capacity to plan, implement, and sustain forward-looking reforms. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.
- Global percentile
- 35th
- Global rank
- #117
- Regional rank
- #7
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Country profile
Eswatini trails global peers in Innovation (35, 28th percentile) and Governance (31, 21st percentile). A coordinated reform effort is needed to strengthen education futures readiness.
Uneven scores across dimensions highlight areas that need targeted coordination. Limited tertiary enrollment narrows future talent pipelines and innovation capacity.
Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.
Infrastructure and Human Capital present a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning. Regionally, Eswatini leads most clearly in Infrastructure, sitting well above the peer average.
Note: Most indicators rely on observed data, offering a dependable evidence base for decisions.
Key insights
- Falls below many peers at the 35th percentile.
- Places 117th worldwide.
- Holds a regional position of 7th within Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Scores range from Infrastructure (50.9) to Access & Parity (28.6), reflecting variation across dimensions.
- Leads regional peers most clearly in Infrastructure.
Regional peers: Sub-Saharan Africa
Composite GEFRI Score