Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 41,960 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Eswatini, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 41,960 number for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Eswatini peaked at 69,025 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 41,960 number, in 2018.
That places Eswatini 67th out of 87 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 66,145 number | — |
| 1986 | 69,025 number | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 60,354 number | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 61,288 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 41,960 number | -31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66,145 number | 66,145 number | 66,145 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 69,025 number | 69,025 number | 69,025 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 60,354 number | 60,354 number | 60,354 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 51,624 number | 41,960 number | 61,288 number | 2 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,652 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.27 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54,636 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.24 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,037 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8,057 (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Eswatini?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in Eswatini was 41,960 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 69,025 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,960 number in 2018.
- How does Eswatini rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- Eswatini ranks 67th out of 87 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.