ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) vs Eswatini: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
16.95 million
in 2024
Eswatini
84,319
in 2025
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank
148th
Eswatini rank
147th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
  • Eswatini
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019972025

How they compare

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) currently reports 16.95 million against 84,319 in Eswatini, a difference of 16.87 million.

That makes ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)'s figure about 201.0 times Eswatini's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 148th and Eswatini ranks 147th of 221 groups.

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) Eswatini Difference Ahead
1970s 3.85 million 51,489 3.80 million ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
1980s 5.07 million 75,863 5.00 million ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
1990s 6.92 million 95,992 6.83 million ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
2000s 11.37 million 87,392 11.28 million ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
2010s 13.60 million 86,358 13.51 million ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
2020s 16.41 million 84,007 16.33 million ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) or Eswatini?
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), at 16.95 million against 84,319 in Eswatini as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Eswatini?
16.87 million, with ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Eswatini?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Eswatini rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 148th and Eswatini ranks 147th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,796 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release