Eswatini vs North America: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Eswatini
- North America
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 12.7% against 1.5% in North America, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 8.7 times North America's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 44th and North America ranks 43rd of 139 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.1% | 14.2% | 26.9% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 3.4% | 12.4% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 3.7% | 8.2% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Eswatini or North America?
- Eswatini, at 12.7% against 1.5% in North America as of 2015.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Eswatini and North America?
- 11.2%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and North America?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Eswatini and North America rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Eswatini ranks 44th and North America ranks 43rd of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/