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

Eswatini: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 14,155 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
14,155 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
147th
of 202 countries
All-time high
15,256 number
in 2014
All-time low
7,060 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 14,155 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Eswatini peaked at 15,256 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7,060 number, in 1970.

That places Eswatini 147th out of 202 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8,548 number 7,060 number 10,304 number 10
1980s 12,494 number 10,652 number 14,495 number 10
1990s 14,652 number 14,353 number 14,981 number 10
2000s 14,190 number 13,785 number 14,799 number 10
2010s 14,747 number 14,157 number 15,256 number 10
2020s 14,155 number 14,155 number 14,155 number 1

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16,014 number compare
  2. 145 East Timor 15,842 number compare
  3. 146 Lithuania 14,880 number compare
  4. 148 Qatar 14,002 number compare
  5. 149 North Macedonia 12,125 number compare
  6. 150 Bahrain 12,066 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Eswatini?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Eswatini was 14,155 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 15,256 number in 2014.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 7,060 number in 1970.
How does Eswatini rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Eswatini ranks 147th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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, male (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, male (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
Last refreshed

Male 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/