Enrolment in primary education, male in Eswatini

Eswatini: Enrolment in primary education, male was 124,022 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
124,022 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
134th
of 202 countries
All-time high
127,062 number
in 2011
All-time low
35,571 number
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2018

Enrolment in primary education, male in Eswatini, 1970–2018

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k197019942018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 124,022 number for enrolment in primary education, male in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Eswatini peaked at 127,062 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 35,571 number, in 1970.

Eswatini ranks 134th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Enrolment in primary education, male in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 35,571 number —
1971 36,770 number +3.4%
1972 39,361 number +7.0%
1973 41,960 number +6.6%
1974 43,948 number +4.7%
1975 45,544 number +3.6%
1976 47,002 number +3.2%
1977 48,898 number +4.0%
1978 50,605 number +3.5%
1979 52,934 number +4.6%
1980 56,082 number +5.9%
1981 60,249 number +7.4%
1982 62,978 number +4.5%
1983 65,492 number +4.0%
1984 67,796 number +3.5%
1985 70,303 number +3.7%
1986 71,475 number +1.7%
1987 74,215 number +3.8%
1988 76,815 number +3.5%
1989 78,835 number +2.6%
1990 83,789 number +6.3%
1991 87,245 number +4.1%
1992 91,174 number +4.5%
1993 94,641 number +3.8%
1994 97,807 number +3.3%
1995 102,493 number +4.8%
1996 103,423 number +0.9%
1997 105,133 number +1.7%
1998 107,233 number +2.0%
1999 109,390 number +2.0%
2000 110,444 number +1.0%
2001 108,928 number -1.4%
2002 108,581 number -0.3%
2003 107,392 number -1.1%
2004 113,264 number +5.5%
2005 115,129 number +1.6%
2006 119,588 number +3.9%
2007 121,151 number +1.3%
2009 121,189 number +0.0%
2010 126,547 number +4.4%
2011 127,062 number +0.4%
2012 125,638 number -1.1%
2013 125,506 number -0.1%
2014 126,091 number +0.5%
2015 126,644 number +0.4%
2016 125,117 number -1.2%
2017 124,335 number -0.6%
2018 124,022 number -0.3%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 124,022 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 761,691 number, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 124,022 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.10 million number, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 44,259 number 35,571 number 52,934 number 10
1980s 68,424 number 56,082 number 78,835 number 10
1990s 98,233 number 83,789 number 109,390 number 10
2000s 113,963 number 107,392 number 121,189 number 9
2010s 125,662 number 124,022 number 127,062 number 9

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 131 Kuwait 139,640 number compare
  2. 132 Serbia 136,448 number compare
  3. 133 Bulgaria 135,298 number compare
  4. 135 Singapore 119,491 number compare
  5. 136 Jamaica 119,449 number compare
  6. 137 Slovakia 117,619 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Eswatini?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Eswatini was 124,022 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 127,062 number in 2011.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 35,571 number in 1970.
How does Eswatini rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Eswatini ranks 134th out of 202 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.