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

Eswatini: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 14,155 number in 2020. ▲ 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 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 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 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.

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

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 7,060 number —
1971 7,355 number +4.2%
1972 7,656 number +4.1%
1973 7,961 number +4.0%
1974 8,269 number +3.9%
1975 8,580 number +3.8%
1976 8,986 number +4.7%
1977 9,429 number +4.9%
1978 9,883 number +4.8%
1979 10,304 number +4.3%
1980 10,652 number +3.4%
1981 11,064 number +3.9%
1982 11,443 number +3.4%
1983 11,801 number +3.1%
1984 12,170 number +3.1%
1985 12,577 number +3.3%
1986 13,053 number +3.8%
1987 13,585 number +4.1%
1988 14,100 number +3.8%
1989 14,495 number +2.8%
1990 14,667 number +1.2%
1991 14,773 number +0.7%
1992 14,704 number -0.5%
1993 14,534 number -1.2%
1994 14,377 number -1.1%
1995 14,353 number -0.2%
1996 14,499 number +1.0%
1997 14,714 number +1.5%
1998 14,913 number +1.4%
1999 14,981 number +0.5%
2000 14,799 number -1.2%
2001 14,748 number -0.3%
2002 14,561 number -1.3%
2003 14,287 number -1.9%
2004 14,001 number -2.0%
2005 13,789 number -1.5%
2006 13,785 number -0.0%
2007 13,860 number +0.5%
2008 13,978 number +0.9%
2009 14,095 number +0.8%
2010 14,157 number +0.4%
2011 14,366 number +1.5%
2012 14,690 number +2.3%
2013 15,029 number +2.3%
2014 15,256 number +1.5%
2015 15,228 number -0.2%
2016 15,102 number -0.8%
2017 14,848 number -1.7%
2018 14,533 number -2.1%
2019 14,262 number -1.9%
2020 14,155 number -0.8%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 14,155 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 125,824 number, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 14,155 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 186,312 number, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

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

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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 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 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 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?
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 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
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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/