School age population, lower secondary education, male in Eswatini
Eswatini: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 42,987 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Eswatini, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Eswatini stood at 42,987 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Eswatini peaked at 42,987 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,315 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, male in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,315 number | — |
| 1971 | 15,632 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 16,039 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 16,486 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 16,980 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 17,555 number | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 17,969 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 18,556 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 19,260 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 20,036 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 20,858 number | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 21,430 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 22,256 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 23,298 number | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 24,526 number | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 25,942 number | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 27,143 number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 28,413 number | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 29,637 number | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 30,789 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 31,859 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 32,469 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 33,310 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 34,536 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 36,142 number | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 38,082 number | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 39,827 number | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 41,197 number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 41,862 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 41,938 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 41,657 number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 40,647 number | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 40,001 number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 39,877 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 40,264 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 41,120 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 41,042 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 40,970 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 40,676 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 40,373 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 40,348 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 40,039 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 39,950 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 39,985 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 40,092 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 40,210 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 40,066 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 40,227 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 40,830 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 41,783 number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 42,987 number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,383 number | 15,315 number | 20,036 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,429 number | 20,858 number | 30,789 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,122 number | 31,859 number | 41,938 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,663 number | 39,877 number | 41,657 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,353 number | 39,950 number | 41,783 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,987 number | 42,987 number | 42,987 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 49,561 number compare
- 146 Timor-Leste 47,422 number compare
- 147 North Macedonia 46,928 number compare
- 149 Djibouti 39,118 number compare
- 150 Comoros 38,946 number compare
- 151 Fiji 33,009 number compare
More education data for Eswatini
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Eswatini?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Eswatini was 42,987 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 42,987 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,315 number in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Eswatini ranks 148th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.