Eswatini vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- Eswatini
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 61.6% against 25.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 35.7%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 153 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.3% | 31.8% | 9.5% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 33.0% | 21.6% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 66.1% | 27.5% | 38.6% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Eswatini, at 61.6% against 25.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35.7%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Eswatini ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th 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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About this data
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/