Over-age students, primary, male in Eswatini

Eswatini: Over-age students, primary, male was 31.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
31.0%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
6th
of 191 countries
All-time high
34.4%
in 2009
All-time low
21.1%
in 1992
Years of data
35
1970–2017

Over-age students, primary, male in Eswatini, 1970–2017

01020301970199320171970: 29.4 % of male enrollment1971: 30 % of male enrollment1972: 30 % of male enrollment1973: 28.4 % of male enrollment1974: 28.5 % of male enrollment1975: 26.4 % of male enrollment1976: 25.3 % of male enrollment1977: 23.8 % of male enrollment1978: 23.2 % of male enrollment1979: 22.8 % of male enrollment1981: 22 % of male enrollment1982: 22.8 % of male enrollment1983: 25.2 % of male enrollment1984: 24.3 % of male enrollment1985: 23.3 % of male enrollment1986: 23.1 % of male enrollment1987: 22.8 % of male enrollment1988: 21.9 % of male enrollment1989: 21.9 % of male enrollment1990: 21.5 % of male enrollment1991: 21.3 % of male enrollment1992: 21.1 % of male enrollment1993: 23 % of male enrollment1994: 22.9 % of male enrollment1995: 23 % of male enrollment1996: 23.9 % of male enrollment2009: 34.4 % of male enrollment2010: 32.3 % of male enrollment2011: 29.9 % of male enrollment2012: 30.6 % of male enrollment2013: 33.1 % of male enrollment2014: 31.9 % of male enrollment2015: 31.9 % of male enrollment2016: 30 % of male enrollment2017: 31 % of male enrollment

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

Annual values for Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 3 Liberia 47.4% compare
  2. 4 Solomon Islands 36.9% compare
  3. 5 Guinea-Bissau 35.0% compare
  4. 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 30.8% compare
  5. 8 Vanuatu 27.4% compare
  6. 9 Kenya 27.3% compare

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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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Indicator
Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit
% of male enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,265 data points, 1970–2019
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Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.