Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Eswatini
Eswatini: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 15.25 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Eswatini, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Eswatini stood at 15.25. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Eswatini peaked at 15.25 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.39, in 2002.
That places Eswatini 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.64 | — |
| 1991 | 9.57 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 9.5 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 9.43 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 9.52 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 9.61 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 9.7 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 9.7 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.71 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.71 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.56 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 9.48 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 9.39 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 9.71 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 10.02 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 10.32 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 10.96 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 11.27 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 11.58 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 11.89 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 12.21 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 12.52 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 12.7 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 12.87 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 13.15 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 13.43 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.72 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 14.01 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 14.31 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 14.61 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 14.93 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 15.25 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 15.25 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.25 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.61 | 9.43 | 9.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.42 | 9.39 | 11.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.35 | 12.21 | 14.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.17 | 14.93 | 15.25 | 4 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Eswatini?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Eswatini was 15.25 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 15.25 in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.39 in 2002.
- How does Eswatini rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Eswatini ranks 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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