Adolescents out of school, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Adolescents out of school, female was 8.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Adolescents out of school, female in Eswatini, 1971–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2022, adolescents out of school, female in Eswatini stood at 8.5%.
The figure is up 381.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Eswatini peaked at 50.8% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2019.
That places Eswatini 68th out of 160 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adolescents out of school, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 50.8% | — |
| 1972 | 47.2% | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 40.2% | -14.8% |
| 1975 | 40.7% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 41.1% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 38.4% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -67.1% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -35.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -48.4% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +24.6% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -37.8% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +604.0% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -74.9% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -64.2% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +381.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 8.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 66% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 8.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.7%, 30% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, female in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +604.0% | 2.8% | 19.8% |
| 2022 | +381.2% | 1.8% | 8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.1% | 38.4% | 50.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 1.8% | 19.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 65 Botswana 8.8% compare
- 66 Azerbaijan 8.8% compare
- 67 Maldives 8.7% compare
- 69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.5% compare
- 70 Macau, China 8.3% compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 8.2% compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,225 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,165 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,768 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,269 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 222,351 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.236 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1807 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Eswatini?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Eswatini was 8.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 1971.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2019.
- How does Eswatini rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Eswatini ranks 68th out of 160 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.