School age population, early childhood education, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: School age population, early childhood education, female was 41,733 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in Eswatini, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Eswatini is 41,733, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Eswatini peaked at 97,266 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 41,635, in 2021.
Eswatini ranks 153rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 97,266 | — |
| 1999 | 46,738 | -51.9% |
| 2000 | 44,816 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 43,593 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 43,489 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 43,757 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 43,977 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 43,933 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 43,514 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 43,106 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 43,160 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 43,561 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 43,816 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 44,103 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 44,125 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43,745 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 42,945 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 42,366 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 42,343 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 42,606 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 42,556 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 42,162 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 41,637 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 41,635 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 41,700 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 41,924 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 41,860 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 41,733 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72,002 | 46,738 | 97,266 | 2 |
| 2000s | 43,691 | 43,106 | 44,816 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,077 | 42,162 | 44,125 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,748 | 41,635 | 41,924 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 150 Timor-Leste 46,822 compare
- 151 Slovenia 46,584 compare
- 152 North Macedonia 44,574 compare
- 154 Comoros 33,360 compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 29,868 compare
- 156 Cyprus 29,600 compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,652 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.27 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54,636 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.24 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,037 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8,057 (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Eswatini?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Eswatini was 41,733 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 97,266 in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,635 in 2021.
- How does Eswatini rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Eswatini ranks 153rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release