Eswatini vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Eswatini
16.3%
in 2018
Upper middle income
3.5%
in 2019
Eswatini rank
29th
Upper middle income rank
28th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Eswatini
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 16.3% against 3.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.8%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 4.6 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 29th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 188 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 29.1% 10.7% 18.4% Eswatini
1990s 24.6% 6.4% 18.2% Eswatini
2000s 17.9% 3.0% 14.9% Eswatini
2010s 14.0% 3.5% 10.5% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Eswatini or Upper middle income?
Eswatini, at 16.3% against 3.5% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Eswatini and Upper middle income?
12.8%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Upper middle income?
26 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Eswatini and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Eswatini ranks 29th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/