Over-age students, primary, male in Eswatini
Eswatini: Over-age students, primary, male was 31.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, male in Eswatini, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 31.0% for over-age students, primary, male in 2017.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Eswatini peaked at 34.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1992.
That places Eswatini 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.4% | — |
| 1971 | 30.0% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 30.0% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 28.4% | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 28.5% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 26.4% | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 25.3% | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 23.8% | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 23.2% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 22.8% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 22.0% | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 22.8% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 25.2% | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 24.3% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 23.3% | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 23.1% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 22.8% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 21.9% | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 21.9% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 21.5% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 21.3% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 21.1% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 23.0% | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 22.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 23.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | +43.8% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.8% | 22.8% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.0% | 21.9% | 25.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 21.1% | 23.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 29.9% | 33.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 3 Liberia 47.4% compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 36.9% compare
- 5 Guinea-Bissau 35.0% compare
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 30.8% compare
- 8 Vanuatu 27.4% compare
- 9 Kenya 27.3% compare
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, male in Eswatini?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Eswatini was 31.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1992.
- How does Eswatini rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Eswatini ranks 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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, male (% of male 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.