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

Eswatini
15.5%
in 2018
Upper middle income
3.2%
in 2019
Eswatini rank
30th
Upper middle income rank
29th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 15.5% against 3.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.3%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 4.8 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 166 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 31.2% 5.5% 25.6% Eswatini
1990s 26.1% 4.7% 21.4% Eswatini
2000s 17.5% 2.8% 14.7% Eswatini
2010s 13.0% 3.3% 9.7% 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, male, Eswatini or Upper middle income?
Eswatini, at 15.5% against 3.2% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Eswatini and Upper middle income?
12.3%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Upper middle income?
23 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2018.
How do Eswatini and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
Eswatini ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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