Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Eswatini

Eswatini: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 29,520 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
29,520 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
145th
of 205 countries
All-time high
29,520 number
in 2020
All-time low
10,708 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Eswatini, 1970–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 29,520 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Eswatini peaked at 29,520 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10,708 number, in 1970.

Eswatini ranks 145th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 10,708 number
1971 10,965 number +2.4%
1972 11,237 number +2.5%
1973 11,529 number +2.6%
1974 11,876 number +3.0%
1975 12,277 number +3.4%
1976 12,625 number +2.8%
1977 13,044 number +3.3%
1978 13,525 number +3.7%
1979 14,061 number +4.0%
1980 14,621 number +4.0%
1981 15,174 number +3.8%
1982 15,854 number +4.5%
1983 16,622 number +4.8%
1984 17,463 number +5.1%
1985 18,409 number +5.4%
1986 19,167 number +4.1%
1987 19,900 number +3.8%
1988 20,625 number +3.6%
1989 21,368 number +3.6%
1990 22,029 number +3.1%
1991 22,704 number +3.1%
1992 23,584 number +3.9%
1993 24,612 number +4.4%
1994 25,673 number +4.3%
1995 26,904 number +4.8%
1996 27,698 number +3.0%
1997 27,993 number +1.1%
1998 27,940 number -0.2%
1999 27,910 number -0.1%
2000 27,744 number -0.6%
2001 27,395 number -1.3%
2002 27,371 number -0.1%
2003 27,609 number +0.9%
2004 27,962 number +1.3%
2005 28,563 number +2.1%
2006 28,488 number -0.3%
2007 28,116 number -1.3%
2008 27,634 number -1.7%
2009 27,422 number -0.8%
2010 27,403 number -0.1%
2011 27,042 number -1.3%
2012 26,848 number -0.7%
2013 26,816 number -0.1%
2014 26,899 number +0.3%
2015 27,013 number +0.4%
2016 27,019 number +0.0%
2017 27,359 number +1.3%
2018 27,936 number +2.1%
2019 28,612 number +2.4%
2020 29,520 number +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12,185 number 10,708 number 14,061 number 10
1980s 17,920 number 14,621 number 21,368 number 10
1990s 25,705 number 22,029 number 27,993 number 10
2000s 27,830 number 27,371 number 28,563 number 10
2010s 27,295 number 26,816 number 28,612 number 10
2020s 29,520 number 29,520 number 29,520 number 1

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 142 Republic of Moldova 37,365 number compare
  2. 143 Albania 31,643 number compare
  3. 144 Timor-Leste 31,028 number compare
  4. 146 Equatorial Guinea 26,476 number compare
  5. 147 Lithuania 25,745 number compare
  6. 148 Qatar 23,586 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Eswatini?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Eswatini was 29,520 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 29,520 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 10,708 number in 1970.
How does Eswatini rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Eswatini ranks 145th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.