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 0.86% increase from 2018.
- Eswatini literacy rate for 2018 was 88.42%, a 5.32% 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 - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2020 |
89.28% |
0.86% |
| 2018 |
88.42% |
5.32% |
| 2010 |
83.10% |
1.44% |
| 2000 |
81.66% |
14.42% |
| 1986 |
67.24% |
11.91% |
| 1976 |
55.33% |
11.91% |
