School age population, early childhood education, female in Eswatini

Eswatini: School age population, early childhood education, female was 41,827 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
41,827 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
151st
of 199 countries
All-time high
89,604 number
in 1998
All-time low
41,415 number
in 2005
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Eswatini, 1998–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200820191998: 89.6k number1999: 44.4k number2000: 44.0k number2001: 43.6k number2002: 42.9k number2003: 42.2k number2004: 41.7k number2005: 41.4k number2006: 41.7k number2007: 42.1k number2008: 42.6k number2009: 42.8k number2010: 43.0k number2011: 43.9k number2012: 44.7k number2013: 45.4k number2014: 45.0k number2015: 44.6k number2016: 43.9k number2017: 43.0k number2018: 42.0k number2019: 41.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 41,827 number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2019.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Eswatini peaked at 89,604 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 41,415 number, in 2005.

Eswatini ranks 151st of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 67,021 number 44,438 number 89,604 number 2
2000s 42,501 number 41,415 number 43,979 number 10
2010s 43,734 number 41,827 number 45,390 number 10

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  1. 148 Slovenia 51,260 number compare
  2. 149 Estonia 47,690 number compare
  3. 150 Timor-Leste 46,912 number compare
  4. 152 Comoros 34,714 number compare
  5. 153 Solomon Islands 28,641 number compare
  6. 154 Cyprus 27,288 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Eswatini?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Eswatini was 41,827 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 89,604 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 41,415 number in 2005.
How does Eswatini rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Eswatini ranks 151st out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/