Over-age students, primary, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Over-age students, primary, female was 25.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, female in Eswatini, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 25.3% for over-age students, primary, female in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Eswatini peaked at 28.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1992.
Eswatini ranks 9th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.3% | — |
| 1971 | 23.7% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 23.6% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 22.3% | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 22.7% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 20.7% | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 19.9% | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 19.2% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 18.8% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 18.2% | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 17.1% | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 18.5% | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 18.7% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 18.8% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 17.6% | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 18.2% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 17.5% | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 17.7% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 17.4% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 16.7% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 16.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 18.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | +51.9% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.2% | 18.2% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 17.1% | 18.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 17.5% | 16.5% | 18.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 25.1% | 27.5% | 8 |
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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 over-age students, primary, female in Eswatini?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Eswatini was 25.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1992.
- How does Eswatini rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Eswatini ranks 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.