Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Eswatini

Eswatini: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 22,280 number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
22,280 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
76th
of 137 countries
All-time high
33,783 number
in 1971
All-time low
20,228 number
in 2011
Years of data
13
1971–2015

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Eswatini, 1971–2015

010.0k20.0k30.0k1971199320151971: 33.8k number1972: 33.2k number1974: 31.2k number1975: 30.9k number1976: 31.2k number1977: 31.3k number2009: 29.5k number2010: 24.1k number2011: 20.2k number2012: 21.7k number2013: 23.4k number2014: 22.1k number2015: 22.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2015, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Eswatini stood at 22,280 number.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Eswatini peaked at 33,783 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 20,228 number, in 2011.

Eswatini ranks 76th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) in Eswatini, 1971 to 2015.
Year number Change
1971 33,783 number
1972 33,170 number -1.8%
1974 31,210 number -5.9%
1975 30,893 number -1.0%
1976 31,192 number +1.0%
1977 31,272 number +0.3%
2009 29,521 number -5.6%
2010 24,112 number -18.3%
2011 20,228 number -16.1%
2012 21,735 number +7.5%
2013 23,441 number +7.8%
2014 22,095 number -5.7%
2015 22,280 number +0.8%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 22,280 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 185,708 number, 12% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 22,280 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 385,769 number, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 31,920 number 30,893 number 33,783 number 6
2000s 29,521 number 29,521 number 29,521 number 1
2010s 22,315 number 20,228 number 24,112 number 6

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 73 Azerbaijan 23,079 number
  2. 74 Slovakia 22,322 number compare
  3. 75 Botswana 22,310 number compare
  4. 77 Greece 20,784 number compare
  5. 78 Serbia 20,408 number compare
  6. 79 Mongolia 17,563 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Eswatini?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Eswatini was 22,280 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 33,783 number in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 20,228 number in 2011.
How does Eswatini rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Eswatini ranks 76th out of 137 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/