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

Eswatini: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 20,111 number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
20,111 number
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
80th
of 136 countries
All-time high
30,623 number
in 1971
All-time low
9,297 number
in 2011
Years of data
13
1971–2015

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

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1971199320151971: 30.6k number1972: 29.8k number1974: 28.9k number1975: 29.2k number1976: 29.5k number1977: 30.2k number2009: 22.2k number2010: 17.8k number2011: 9.3k number2012: 14.8k number2013: 18.6k number2014: 19.2k number2015: 20.1k 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 20,111 number.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Eswatini peaked at 30,623 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 9,297 number, in 2011.

That places Eswatini 80th out of 136 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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, male (number) in Eswatini, 1971 to 2015.
Year number Change
1971 30,623 number
1972 29,836 number -2.6%
1974 28,896 number -3.2%
1975 29,198 number +1.0%
1976 29,502 number +1.0%
1977 30,247 number +2.5%
2009 22,240 number -26.5%
2010 17,838 number -19.8%
2011 9,297 number -47.9%
2012 14,776 number +58.9%
2013 18,591 number +25.8%
2014 19,221 number +3.4%
2015 20,111 number +4.6%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 20,111 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 189,268 number, 11% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 20,111 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 451,964 number, 4% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +58.9% 9,297 number 14,776 number
2011 -47.9% 17,838 number 9,297 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 29,717 number 28,896 number 30,623 number 6
2000s 22,240 number 22,240 number 22,240 number 1
2010s 16,639 number 9,297 number 20,111 number 6

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 77 Timor-Leste 24,513 number compare
  2. 78 Slovakia 23,734 number compare
  3. 79 Albania 21,592 number compare
  4. 81 Austria 19,194 number compare
  5. 82 Croatia 18,543 number compare
  6. 83 Greece 17,012 number compare

See the full ranking of 181 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 20,111 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 30,623 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 9,297 number in 2011.
How does Eswatini rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Eswatini ranks 80th out of 136 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 9.6%. 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 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/