Population of compulsory school age, female in Eswatini

Eswatini: Population of compulsory school age, female was 102,522 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
102,522 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
139th
of 186 countries
All-time high
102,726 number
in 2018
All-time low
96,351 number
in 2011
Years of data
10
2010–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Eswatini, 2010–2019

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2010201420192010: 96.5k number2011: 96.4k number2012: 96.9k number2013: 98.1k number2014: 99.6k number2015: 101.1k number2016: 101.9k number2017: 102.5k number2018: 102.7k number2019: 102.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 102,522 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Eswatini peaked at 102,726 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 96,351 number, in 2011.

Eswatini ranks 139th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Eswatini, 2010 to 2019.
Year number Change
2010 96,505 number —
2011 96,351 number -0.2%
2012 96,936 number +0.6%
2013 98,090 number +1.2%
2014 99,565 number +1.5%
2015 101,085 number +1.5%
2016 101,896 number +0.8%
2017 102,508 number +0.6%
2018 102,726 number +0.2%
2019 102,522 number -0.2%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 102,522 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.20 million number, 9% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 102,522 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 million number, 10% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 136 Lithuania 130,302 number compare
  2. 137 Latvia 105,773 number compare
  3. 138 Qatar 105,722 number compare
  4. 140 Slovenia 91,828 number compare
  5. 141 Equatorial Guinea 87,241 number compare
  6. 142 Mauritius 84,922 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Eswatini?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Eswatini was 102,522 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 102,726 number in 2018.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 96,351 number in 2011.
How does Eswatini rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Eswatini ranks 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.