Eswatini Literacy Rate 1976-2024
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Eswatini literacy rate for 2020 was 89.28%, a 6.18% increase from 2010.
- Eswatini literacy rate for 2010 was 83.10%, a 1.44% increase from 2000.
- Eswatini literacy rate for 2000 was 81.66%, a 14.42% increase from 1986.
- Eswatini literacy rate for 1986 was 67.24%, a 11.91% increase from 1976.
Eswatini Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
2020 |
89.28% |
6.18% |
2010 |
83.10% |
1.44% |
2000 |
81.66% |
14.42% |
1986 |
67.24% |
11.91% |
1976 |
55.33% |
11.91% |