Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Eswatini
Eswatini: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 14,240 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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, male in Eswatini is 14,240 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Eswatini peaked at 15,167 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,748 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, male in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,748 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,015 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 7,291 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 7,573 number | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 7,863 number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 8,158 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 8,526 number | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 8,945 number | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 9,386 number | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 9,813 number | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 10,190 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 10,612 number | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 10,997 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 11,359 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 11,722 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 12,108 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 12,545 number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 13,069 number | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 13,607 number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 14,076 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 14,385 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 14,617 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 14,642 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 14,538 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 14,384 number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 14,282 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 14,361 number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 14,535 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 14,723 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 14,830 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 14,754 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 14,765 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 14,620 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 14,375 number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 14,085 number | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 13,815 number | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 13,733 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 13,743 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 13,815 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 13,912 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 13,985 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 14,108 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 14,387 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 14,730 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 15,031 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 15,167 number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 15,163 number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 14,993 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 14,730 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 14,446 number | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 14,240 number | -1.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 14,240 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 14,240 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,132 number | 6,748 number | 9,813 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,028 number | 10,190 number | 14,076 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,530 number | 14,282 number | 14,830 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,162 number | 13,733 number | 14,765 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,674 number | 13,985 number | 15,167 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,240 number | 14,240 number | 14,240 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 144 Puerto Rico 16,210 number compare
- 145 Timor-Leste 15,628 number compare
- 146 Lithuania 14,893 number compare
- 148 Qatar 13,953 number compare
- 149 North Macedonia 12,009 number compare
- 150 Bahrain 11,728 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, male in Eswatini?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Eswatini was 14,240 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 15,167 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,748 number in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Eswatini ranks 147th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.