School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Eswatini
Eswatini: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 14,136 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14,136
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
147th
of 222 countries
All-time high
16,491
in 1997
All-time low
7,135
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Eswatini, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 14,136 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Eswatini peaked at 16,491 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7,135, in 1970.
That places Eswatini 147th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,135 | — |
| 1971 | 7,224 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 7,331 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 7,576 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 7,895 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 8,246 | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 8,599 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 8,972 | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 9,326 | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 9,704 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 10,123 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 10,593 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 11,036 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 11,440 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 11,838 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 12,231 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 12,730 | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 13,221 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 13,692 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 14,404 | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 15,168 | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 15,433 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 15,651 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 15,831 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 15,948 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 16,220 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 16,338 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 16,491 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 16,471 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 16,209 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 15,703 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 14,542 | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 14,182 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 14,292 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 14,420 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 14,678 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 14,705 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 14,298 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 14,104 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 14,294 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 14,504 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 14,593 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 14,502 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 14,580 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 14,384 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 14,147 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 14,070 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 14,108 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 14,078 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 13,962 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 13,915 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 13,931 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 13,820 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 14,084 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 14,105 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 14,136 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,201 | 7,135 | 9,704 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,131 | 10,123 | 14,404 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,976 | 15,168 | 16,491 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,522 | 14,104 | 15,703 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,293 | 13,962 | 14,593 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,998 | 13,820 | 14,136 | 6 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.48 % change on previous year (2006)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,201 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4,104 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -7.54 % change on previous year (2006)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,953 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.9178 % change on previous year (2006)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Eswatini?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Eswatini was 14,136 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 16,491 in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,135 in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Eswatini ranks 147th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release