School age population, lower secondary education, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 42,666 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Eswatini, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Eswatini stood at 42,666 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Eswatini peaked at 42,666 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,806 number, in 1970.
That places Eswatini 148th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,806 number | — |
| 1971 | 16,183 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 16,581 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 17,002 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 17,466 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 17,981 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 18,481 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 19,064 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 19,720 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 20,442 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 21,217 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 22,046 number | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 22,955 number | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 23,992 number | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 25,154 number | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 26,420 number | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 27,550 number | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 28,718 number | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 29,855 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 30,928 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 31,908 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 33,033 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 34,188 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 35,504 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 36,968 number | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 38,547 number | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 39,809 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 40,848 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 41,384 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 41,504 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 41,386 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 40,981 number | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 40,764 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 40,897 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 41,358 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 42,067 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 42,351 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 42,414 number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 42,163 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 41,777 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 41,441 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 40,597 number | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 40,047 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 39,797 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 39,828 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 40,082 number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 39,870 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 39,973 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 40,486 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 41,389 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 42,666 number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,873 number | 15,806 number | 20,442 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,884 number | 21,217 number | 30,928 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,369 number | 31,908 number | 41,504 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,616 number | 40,764 number | 42,414 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,351 number | 39,797 number | 41,441 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,666 number | 42,666 number | 42,666 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 49,655 number compare
- 146 Timor-Leste 46,054 number compare
- 147 North Macedonia 44,052 number compare
- 149 Comoros 37,660 number compare
- 150 Qatar 32,891 number compare
- 151 Fiji 31,551 number 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 116.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 116.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Eswatini?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Eswatini was 42,666 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 42,666 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,806 number in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Eswatini ranks 148th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.