School age population, one year before than official … female than in Eswatini

Eswatini: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 13,897 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
13,897 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
147th
of 202 countries
All-time high
15,041 number
in 2014
All-time low
7,118 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Eswatini, 1970–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Eswatini stood at 13,897 number.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Eswatini peaked at 15,041 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7,118 number, in 1970.

Eswatini ranks 147th of 202 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.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 7,118 number —
1971 7,399 number +3.9%
1972 7,692 number +4.0%
1973 7,992 number +3.9%
1974 8,298 number +3.8%
1975 8,604 number +3.7%
1976 9,004 number +4.6%
1977 9,431 number +4.7%
1978 9,862 number +4.6%
1979 10,272 number +4.2%
1980 10,627 number +3.5%
1981 11,004 number +3.5%
1982 11,358 number +3.2%
1983 11,706 number +3.1%
1984 12,075 number +3.2%
1985 12,492 number +3.5%
1986 12,966 number +3.8%
1987 13,480 number +4.0%
1988 13,966 number +3.6%
1989 14,332 number +2.6%
1990 14,487 number +1.1%
1991 14,596 number +0.8%
1992 14,527 number -0.5%
1993 14,361 number -1.1%
1994 14,208 number -1.1%
1995 14,192 number -0.1%
1996 14,341 number +1.0%
1997 14,537 number +1.4%
1998 14,717 number +1.2%
1999 14,790 number +0.5%
2000 14,666 number -0.8%
2001 14,588 number -0.5%
2002 14,404 number -1.3%
2003 14,157 number -1.7%
2004 13,912 number -1.7%
2005 13,738 number -1.3%
2006 13,760 number +0.2%
2007 13,843 number +0.6%
2008 13,953 number +0.8%
2009 14,046 number +0.7%
2010 14,076 number +0.2%
2011 14,326 number +1.8%
2012 14,621 number +2.1%
2013 14,890 number +1.8%
2014 15,041 number +1.0%
2015 14,972 number -0.5%
2016 14,825 number -1.0%
2017 14,568 number -1.7%
2018 14,262 number -2.1%
2019 14,001 number -1.8%
2020 13,897 number -0.7%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 13,897 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,305 number, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 13,897 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 183,719 number, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8,567 number 7,118 number 10,272 number 10
1980s 12,401 number 10,627 number 14,332 number 10
1990s 14,476 number 14,192 number 14,790 number 10
2000s 14,107 number 13,738 number 14,666 number 10
2010s 14,558 number 14,001 number 15,041 number 10
2020s 13,897 number 13,897 number 13,897 number 1

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 144 East Timor 15,247 number compare
  2. 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15,169 number compare
  3. 146 Lithuania 14,239 number compare
  4. 148 Qatar 13,233 number compare
  5. 149 Comoros 11,508 number compare
  6. 150 North Macedonia 11,258 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Eswatini?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Eswatini was 13,897 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 15,041 number in 2014.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 7,118 number in 1970.
How does Eswatini rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Eswatini ranks 147th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/