School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini
Eswatini: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 85,653 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
85,653 number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
148th
of 205 countries
All-time high
85,653 number
in 2020
All-time low
31,121 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini stood at 85,653 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini peaked at 85,653 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31,121 number, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 148th of 205 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.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31,121 number | — |
| 1971 | 31,815 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 32,620 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 33,488 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 34,446 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 35,536 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 36,450 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 37,620 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 38,980 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 40,478 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 42,075 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 43,476 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 45,211 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 47,290 number | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 49,680 number | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 52,362 number | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 54,693 number | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 57,131 number | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 59,492 number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 61,717 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 63,767 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 65,502 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 67,498 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 70,040 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 73,110 number | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 76,629 number | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 79,636 number | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 82,045 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 83,246 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 83,442 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 83,043 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 81,628 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 80,765 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 80,774 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 81,622 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 83,187 number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 83,393 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83,384 number | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 82,839 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 82,150 number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 81,789 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 80,636 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 79,997 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 79,782 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 79,920 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80,292 number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 79,936 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 80,200 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 81,316 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 83,172 number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 85,653 number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35,255 number | 31,121 number | 40,478 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 51,313 number | 42,075 number | 61,717 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 74,492 number | 63,767 number | 83,442 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,278 number | 80,765 number | 83,393 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,704 number | 79,782 number | 83,172 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,653 number | 85,653 number | 85,653 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 99,216 number compare
- 146 East Timor 93,476 number compare
- 147 North Macedonia 90,980 number compare
- 149 Comoros 76,606 number compare
- 150 Djibouti 70,538 number compare
- 151 Qatar 65,187 number compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0994 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini was 85,653 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 85,653 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,121 number in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Eswatini ranks 148th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.