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 46.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
46.3%
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
3rd
of 154 countries
All-time high
62.3%
in 2009
All-time low
46.3%
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: 51 %2009: 62.3 %2010: 59.8 %2011: 55.2 %2012: 55.8 %2013: 56 %2014: 55.2 %2015: 53.8 %2016: 50.2 %2017: 50.8 %2018: 46.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 46.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eswatini peaked at 62.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2018.

That places Eswatini 3rd out of 154 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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, male (%) in Eswatini, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 51.0%
2009 62.3% +22.2%
2010 59.8% -4.1%
2011 55.2% -7.7%
2012 55.8% +1.1%
2013 56.0% +0.4%
2014 55.2% -1.5%
2015 53.8% -2.5%
2016 50.2% -6.7%
2017 50.8% +1.2%
2018 46.3% -8.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.0% 51.0% 51.0% 1
2000s 62.3% 62.3% 62.3% 1
2010s 53.7% 46.3% 59.8% 9

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 1 Liberia 71.6% compare
  2. 2 Kenya 46.5% compare
  3. 4 Madagascar 45.6% compare
  4. 5 Equatorial Guinea 41.4% compare
  5. 6 Nicaragua 40.9% 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 46.3% 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 62.3% 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 46.3% in 2018.
How does Eswatini rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Eswatini ranks 3rd out of 154 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 25.8%. 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 2,314 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/