Eswatini vs Pacific island small states: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Eswatini
61.6%
in 2018
Pacific island small states
28.6%
in 2019
Eswatini rank
2nd
Pacific island small states rank
3rd

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Eswatini
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 61.6% against 28.6% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 33.0%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 2.2 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 2nd and Pacific island small states ranks 3rd of 153 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1990s 34.4% 14.0% 20.3% Eswatini
2000s 54.5% 14.0% 40.5% Eswatini
2010s 65.2% 23.1% 42.1% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Eswatini or Pacific island small states?
Eswatini, at 61.6% against 28.6% in Pacific island small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Eswatini and Pacific island small states?
33.0%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Pacific island small states?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Eswatini and Pacific island small states rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Eswatini ranks 2nd and Pacific island small states ranks 3rd of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,218 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/