Enrolment in primary education, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Enrolment in primary education, female was 113,052 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in Eswatini, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in primary education, female in Eswatini stood at 113,052 number.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Eswatini peaked at 114,760 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33,484 number, in 1970.
That places Eswatini 136th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33,484 number | — |
| 1971 | 34,685 number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 36,982 number | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 39,734 number | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 42,162 number | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 43,984 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 45,719 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 47,937 number | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 50,095 number | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 52,673 number | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 55,937 number | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 59,664 number | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 62,325 number | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 64,275 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 66,732 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 69,042 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 70,731 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 73,528 number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 76,080 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 78,510 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 82,665 number | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 85,663 number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 89,111 number | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 91,630 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 94,792 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 98,814 number | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 99,016 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 100,696 number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 101,546 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 103,651 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 103,542 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 103,135 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 100,456 number | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 101,052 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 105,088 number | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 106,467 number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 110,098 number | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 111,421 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 110,160 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 114,690 number | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 112,659 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 113,784 number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 113,513 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 114,346 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 114,760 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 113,911 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 113,116 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 113,052 number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42,746 number | 33,484 number | 52,673 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 67,682 number | 55,937 number | 78,510 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 94,758 number | 82,665 number | 103,651 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 105,713 number | 100,456 number | 111,421 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 113,759 number | 112,659 number | 114,760 number | 9 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 116.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 116.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Eswatini?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Eswatini was 113,052 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 114,760 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,484 number in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Eswatini ranks 136th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.