School age population, lower secondary education, male in Eswatini

Eswatini: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 42,987 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
42,987 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
148th
of 205 countries
All-time high
42,987 number
in 2020
All-time low
15,315 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, male in Eswatini, 1970–2020

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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

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 145 Equatorial Guinea 49,561 number compare
  2. 146 Timor-Leste 47,422 number compare
  3. 147 North Macedonia 46,928 number compare
  4. 149 Djibouti 39,118 number compare
  5. 150 Comoros 38,946 number compare
  6. 151 Fiji 33,009 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.