Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eswatini

Eswatini: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 36.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
36.0%
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
7th
of 153 countries
All-time high
50.1%
in 2009
All-time low
36.0%
in 2018
Years of data
11
1998–2018

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eswatini, 1998–2018

02040601998200820181998: 38.9 %2009: 50.1 %2010: 48.1 %2011: 44.2 %2012: 44.3 %2013: 43.9 %2014: 42.7 %2015: 42.4 %2016: 39 %2017: 38.1 %2018: 36 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eswatini stood at 36.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eswatini peaked at 50.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2018.

Eswatini ranks 7th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Eswatini, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 38.9%
2009 50.1% +28.6%
2010 48.1% -4.1%
2011 44.2% -7.9%
2012 44.3% +0.2%
2013 43.9% -1.0%
2014 42.7% -2.6%
2015 42.4% -0.7%
2016 39.0% -8.0%
2017 38.1% -2.3%
2018 36.0% -5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.9% 38.9% 38.9% 1
2000s 50.1% 50.1% 50.1% 1
2010s 42.1% 36.0% 48.1% 9

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 4 Kenya 41.7% compare
  2. 5 Nepal 38.6% compare
  3. 6 Central African Republic 36.5% compare
  4. 8 Equatorial Guinea 36.0% compare
  5. 9 Mozambique 35.9% compare
  6. 10 Malawi 35.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eswatini?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eswatini was 36.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2009.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2018.
How does Eswatini rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Eswatini ranks 7th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 2,312 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary 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. 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/