School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 12,922 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Eswatini, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 12,922 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Eswatini peaked at 26,610 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12,096, in 1999.
That places Eswatini 129th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22,632 | — |
| 1999 | 12,096 | -46.6% |
| 2000 | 12,541 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 12,931 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 13,390 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 13,775 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 13,846 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 13,848 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13,833 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 13,860 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 13,894 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 13,786 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 13,660 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 13,553 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 26,610 | +96.3% |
| 2013 | 26,260 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 12,866 | -51.0% |
| 2015 | 12,471 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 12,112 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 12,318 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 12,674 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 12,690 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 12,374 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 12,332 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 12,448 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 12,535 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 12,649 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 12,922 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,364 | 12,096 | 22,632 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13,570 | 12,541 | 13,894 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,521 | 12,112 | 26,610 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,543 | 12,332 | 12,922 | 6 |
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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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Eswatini?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Eswatini was 12,922 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 26,610 in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,096 in 1999.
- How does Eswatini rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Eswatini ranks 129th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release