Investor's Guide To Eswatini

6 EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCE E ducation is considered the foundation for the country's economic and social development and this is enshrined in the Constitution. The levels of education are primary, secondary, high school and tertiary. The latter embraces university, technical and vocational education. Thousands of graduates are produced annually by local tertiary institutions in various disciplines including technology and multimedia, commercial, vocational, health sciences, creative arts, social sciences, education, and agriculture amongst others. The government also, in addition to foreign aid, supports international undergraduate and postgraduate studies for Eswatini students in advanced fields that are not available in the country, including engineering, chemistry, and medical amongst others through scholarship funding in international academic institutions across the world. In terms of employment, the Employment Act of 1980 governs employers and employees while the Industrial Relations Act of 2000 provides for the collective negotiation of terms and conditions of employment, for the provision of dispute resolution mechanisms and for matters incidental to employer-employee relations. Primary Education (2014, %) Net Enrolment Rate, Primary, Both Sexes Net Enrolment Rate, Primary, Female Net Enrolment Rate, Primary, Male Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO Institute of Statistics Secondary Education (2014, %) Net Enrolment Rate, Secondary, Both Sexes Net Enrolment Rate, Secondary, Female Net Enrolment Rate, Secondary, Male Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO Institute of Statistics Tertiary Education (2013, %) Gross Graduation Ratio from First Degree Programmes, Both Sexes Gross Graduation Ratio from First Degree Programmes, Female Gross Graduation Ratio from First Degree Programmes, Male Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO Institute of Statistics Youth Literacy Rates (2015, %) Youth Literacy Rate, Population 15-24 Years, Both Sexes Youth Literacy Rate, Population 15-24 Years, Female Youth Literacy Rate, Population 15-24 Years, Male Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO Institute of Statistics Expenditure on Education (2014, %) Government Expenditure on Education as % of GDP Education Expenditure as % of Total Government Expenditure Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO Institute of Statistics 79.61 79.43 79.79 36.21 40.72 31.74 8.36 6.50 10.19 94.77 96.02 93.53 7.04 22.35 Investor's Guide To Eswatini 27 27

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