Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Eswatini
Eswatini: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 28,252 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Eswatini, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Eswatini is 28,252 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Eswatini peaked at 30,120 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13,563 number, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 147th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,563 number | — |
| 1971 | 14,086 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 14,630 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 15,191 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 15,766 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 16,349 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 17,084 number | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 17,907 number | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 18,768 number | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 19,611 number | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 20,370 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 21,182 number | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 21,928 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 22,640 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 23,362 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 24,138 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 25,020 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 26,055 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 27,106 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 28,012 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 28,603 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 29,067 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 29,113 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 28,900 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 28,592 number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 28,391 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 28,563 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 28,902 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 29,265 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 29,486 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 29,384 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 29,380 number | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 29,095 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 28,632 number | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 28,089 number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 27,589 number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 27,464 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 27,500 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 27,637 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 27,802 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 27,905 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 28,210 number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 28,756 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 29,382 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 29,907 number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 30,120 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 30,077 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 29,726 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 29,205 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 28,651 number | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 28,252 number | -1.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 28,252 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 236,397 number, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 28,252 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 360,057 number, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,296 number | 13,563 number | 19,611 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,981 number | 20,370 number | 28,012 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,888 number | 28,391 number | 29,486 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,257 number | 27,464 number | 29,384 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,194 number | 27,905 number | 30,120 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,252 number | 28,252 number | 28,252 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 144 Puerto Rico 31,571 number compare
- 145 Timor-Leste 30,680 number compare
- 146 Lithuania 28,815 number compare
- 148 Qatar 27,104 number compare
- 149 North Macedonia 23,158 number compare
- 150 Comoros 22,968 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Eswatini?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Eswatini was 28,252 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 30,120 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,563 number in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Eswatini ranks 147th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.