Children out of school, primary, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Children out of school, primary, female was 4,410 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Eswatini, 1970–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 4,410 for children out of school, primary, female in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is down 52.9% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Eswatini peaked at 27,536 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4,410, in 2022.
That places Eswatini 116th out of 177 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19,005 | — |
| 1971 | 19,326 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 18,574 | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 17,257 | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 16,566 | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 15,388 | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 15,059 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 14,700 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 14,777 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 14,692 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 13,365 | -9.0% |
| 1982 | 14,748 | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 16,151 | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 17,340 | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 17,099 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 19,056 | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 19,293 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 20,781 | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 21,925 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 21,588 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 22,737 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 23,357 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 25,865 | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 25,675 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 24,626 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 27,536 | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 20,301 | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 13,738 | -32.3% |
| 2011 | 10,616 | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 13,246 | +24.8% |
| 2013 | 14,840 | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 12,583 | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 12,259 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 11,397 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 11,547 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 10,732 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 9,364 | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 4,410 | -52.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,534 | 14,692 | 19,326 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,751 | 13,365 | 21,925 | 9 |
| 1990s | 24,483 | 21,588 | 27,536 | 7 |
| 2000s | 20,301 | 20,301 | 20,301 | 1 |
| 2010s | 12,032 | 9,364 | 14,840 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,410 | 4,410 | 4,410 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 113 New Zealand 4,845 compare
- 114 Saudi Arabia 4,633 compare
- 115 Jamaica 4,604 compare
- 117 East Timor 4,375 compare
- 118 Trinidad and Tobago 3,926 compare
- 119 Armenia 3,891 compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0994 % change on previous year (2015)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Eswatini?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Eswatini was 4,410 in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 27,536 in 1996.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,410 in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Eswatini ranks 116th out of 177 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.