Eswatini vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Eswatini
67.2%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
30.5%
in 2018
Eswatini rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Eswatini
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 67.2% against 30.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 36.7%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 154 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 50.0% 39.5% 10.5% Eswatini
2000s 61.0% 39.2% 21.8% Eswatini
2010s 70.0% 32.5% 37.4% 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 67.2% against 30.5% 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?
36.7%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
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 4th of 154 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 2,304 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/