Eswatini vs UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Eswatini
19.0%
in 2022
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
24.6%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
26th
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank
23rd
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Eswatini
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
How they compare
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa currently reports 24.6% against 19.0% in Eswatini, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa's figure about 1.3 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
Eswatini ranks 26th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 23rd of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.9% | 39.7% | 0.8% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 32.5% | 17.5% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 28.5% | 12.7% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 26.1% | 7.2% | UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Eswatini or UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, at 24.6% against 19.0% in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Eswatini and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 5.6%, with UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Eswatini and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Eswatini ranks 26th and UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 23rd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release