Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both … gaps filled both in Eswatini
Eswatini: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both … gaps filled both was 15,165 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in Eswatini, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in Eswatini is 15,165, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in Eswatini peaked at 41,946 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7,275, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 82nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both … gaps filled both in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,275 | — |
| 1971 | 10,916 | +50.0% |
| 1972 | 11,790 | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 10,877 | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 8,959 | -17.6% |
| 1975 | 9,084 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 9,787 | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 10,187 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 10,775 | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 11,484 | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 12,185 | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 14,165 | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 16,057 | +13.4% |
| 1983 | 16,745 | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 16,924 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 19,477 | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 21,152 | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 22,578 | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 23,059 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 23,433 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 24,783 | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 26,470 | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 27,696 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 29,397 | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 28,491 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 31,371 | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 31,367 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 32,417 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 31,972 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 36,350 | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 34,413 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 35,418 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 32,355 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 34,060 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 35,281 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 38,370 | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 37,983 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 41,946 | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 40,502 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 39,059 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 36,474 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 37,126 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 37,075 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 40,370 | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 37,660 | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 37,668 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33,300 | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 31,935 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 24,017 | -24.8% |
| 2019 | 31,234 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | 25,942 | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 20,650 | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 15,358 | -25.6% |
| 2023 | 15,165 | -1.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 15,165 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46,358, 33% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 15,165 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 105,251, 14% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both … gaps filled both in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +50.0% | 7,275 | 10,916 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,113 | 7,275 | 11,790 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,578 | 12,185 | 23,433 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,031 | 24,783 | 36,350 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,939 | 32,355 | 41,946 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,686 | 24,017 | 40,370 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,279 | 15,165 | 25,942 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,225 (2022)
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in Eswatini?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps in Eswatini was 15,165 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 41,946 in 2007.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,275 in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps?
- Eswatini ranks 82nd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.