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 41.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
41.4%
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
4th
of 155 countries
All-time high
56.5%
in 2009
All-time low
41.4%
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: 45.1 %2009: 56.5 %2010: 54.2 %2011: 50 %2012: 50.3 %2013: 50.3 %2014: 49.3 %2015: 48.4 %2016: 44.9 %2017: 44.8 %2018: 41.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eswatini is 41.4%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Eswatini peaked at 56.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2018.

That places Eswatini 4th out of 155 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, both sexes (%) in Eswatini, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 45.1%
2009 56.5% +25.2%
2010 54.2% -4.1%
2011 50.0% -7.7%
2012 50.3% +0.6%
2013 50.3% -0.2%
2014 49.3% -2.0%
2015 48.4% -1.7%
2016 44.9% -7.3%
2017 44.8% -0.3%
2018 41.4% -7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.1% 45.1% 45.1% 1
2000s 56.5% 56.5% 56.5% 1
2010s 48.2% 41.4% 54.2% 9

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 1 Liberia 71.4% compare
  2. 2 Kenya 44.1% compare
  3. 3 Madagascar 43.7% compare
  4. 5 Mauritania 39.4% compare
  5. 6 Equatorial Guinea 38.7% compare
  6. 7 Mozambique 38.2% 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 41.4% 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 56.5% 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 41.4% in 2018.
How does Eswatini rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Eswatini ranks 4th out of 155 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 26.8%. 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 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/