Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eswatini

Eswatini: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 16,360 number in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
16,360 number
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
70th
of 148 countries
All-time high
25,472 number
in 1971
All-time low
5,189 number
in 2011
Years of data
13
1971–2015

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

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1971199320151971: 25.5k number1972: 24.7k number1974: 23.7k number1975: 23.9k number1976: 24.3k number1977: 25.0k number2009: 18.7k number2010: 14.5k number2011: 5.2k number2012: 11.1k number2013: 14.6k number2014: 15.2k number2015: 16.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eswatini is 16,360 number, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eswatini peaked at 25,472 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 5,189 number, in 2011.

Eswatini ranks 70th of 148 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number) in Eswatini, 1971 to 2015.
Year number Change
1971 25,472 number
1972 24,675 number -3.1%
1974 23,694 number -4.0%
1975 23,883 number +0.8%
1976 24,342 number +1.9%
1977 24,960 number +2.5%
2009 18,687 number -25.1%
2010 14,504 number -22.4%
2011 5,189 number -64.2%
2012 11,058 number +113.1%
2013 14,570 number +31.8%
2014 15,184 number +4.2%
2015 16,360 number +7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 24,504 number 23,694 number 25,472 number 6
2000s 18,687 number 18,687 number 18,687 number 1
2010s 12,811 number 5,189 number 16,360 number 6

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 67 Chile 19,242 number compare
  2. 68 Armenia 19,112 number compare
  3. 69 Australia 18,763 number compare
  4. 71 France 15,819 number compare
  5. 72 Russian Federation 15,693 number
  6. 73 Hungary 14,859 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eswatini?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Eswatini was 16,360 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 25,472 number in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 5,189 number in 2011.
How does Eswatini rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Eswatini ranks 70th out of 148 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/