Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 6,149 in 2023. β² Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Eswatini, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Eswatini stood at 6,149.
That represents a change of up 19.2% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Eswatini peaked at 17,054 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,272, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 82nd of 196 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,602 | 3,272 | 5,468 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,998 | 5,245 | 10,006 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,599 | 10,561 | 15,019 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,909 | 13,303 | 17,054 | 9 |
| 2010s | 13,857 | 9,480 | 16,312 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,654 | 5,159 | 6,149 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 79 Saudi Arabia 6,870 compare
- 80 Costa Rica 6,398 compare
- 81 Austria 6,265 compare
- 83 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6,147 compare
- 84 Poland 6,107 compare
- 85 Comoros 6,097 compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 116.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Eswatini?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Eswatini was 6,149 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 17,054 in 2007.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,272 in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Eswatini ranks 82nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. 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 Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release