East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Eswatini: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
4.0%
in 2019
Eswatini
17.2%
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
28th
Eswatini rank
30th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Eswatini
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 17.2% against 4.0% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 13.2%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 4.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Eswatini ranks 30th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Eswatini Difference Ahead
1980s 9.9% 27.4% 17.5% Eswatini
1990s 8.4% 23.1% 14.7% Eswatini
2000s 4.0% 18.3% 14.3% Eswatini
2010s 3.6% 15.0% 11.4% 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, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Eswatini?
Eswatini, at 17.2% against 4.0% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Eswatini?
13.2%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Eswatini?
21 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Eswatini rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Eswatini ranks 30th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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