Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Eswatini

Eswatini: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 14,797 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
14,797 number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
145th
of 205 countries
All-time high
14,797 number
in 2020
All-time low
5,291 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 14,797 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 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Eswatini peaked at 14,797 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,291 number, in 1970.

That places Eswatini 145th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male (number) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 5,291 number
1971 5,417 number +2.4%
1972 5,551 number +2.5%
1973 5,692 number +2.5%
1974 5,870 number +3.1%
1975 6,084 number +3.6%
1976 6,248 number +2.7%
1977 6,458 number +3.4%
1978 6,704 number +3.8%
1979 6,981 number +4.1%
1980 7,271 number +4.2%
1981 7,521 number +3.4%
1982 7,851 number +4.4%
1983 8,231 number +4.8%
1984 8,667 number +5.3%
1985 9,174 number +5.8%
1986 9,562 number +4.2%
1987 9,933 number +3.9%
1988 10,297 number +3.7%
1989 10,678 number +3.7%
1990 11,023 number +3.2%
1991 11,287 number +2.4%
1992 11,693 number +3.6%
1993 12,209 number +4.4%
1994 12,778 number +4.7%
1995 13,472 number +5.4%
1996 13,926 number +3.4%
1997 14,092 number +1.2%
1998 14,058 number -0.2%
1999 14,031 number -0.2%
2000 13,921 number -0.8%
2001 13,667 number -1.8%
2002 13,602 number -0.5%
2003 13,691 number +0.7%
2004 13,870 number +1.3%
2005 14,215 number +2.5%
2006 14,129 number -0.6%
2007 13,901 number -1.6%
2008 13,625 number -2.0%
2009 13,539 number -0.6%
2010 13,602 number +0.5%
2011 13,487 number -0.8%
2012 13,430 number -0.4%
2013 13,428 number -0.0%
2014 13,462 number +0.3%
2015 13,477 number +0.1%
2016 13,496 number +0.1%
2017 13,702 number +1.5%
2018 14,027 number +2.4%
2019 14,367 number +2.4%
2020 14,797 number +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6,030 number 5,291 number 6,981 number 10
1980s 8,918 number 7,271 number 10,678 number 10
1990s 12,857 number 11,023 number 14,092 number 10
2000s 13,816 number 13,539 number 14,215 number 10
2010s 13,648 number 13,428 number 14,367 number 10
2020s 14,797 number 14,797 number 14,797 number 1

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 142 Republic of Moldova 19,302 number compare
  2. 143 Albania 17,011 number compare
  3. 144 Timor-Leste 15,751 number compare
  4. 146 Equatorial Guinea 13,335 number compare
  5. 147 Lithuania 13,178 number compare
  6. 148 Qatar 12,059 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 14,797 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 14,797 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 5,291 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 8.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (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
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.