School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini
Eswatini: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 137,921 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
137,921 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
148th
of 205 countries
All-time high
137,921 number
in 2020
All-time low
50,289 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini stood at 137,921 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini peaked at 137,921 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50,289 number, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 148th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50,289 number | — |
| 1971 | 51,291 number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 52,484 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 53,873 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 55,460 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 57,227 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 58,537 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 60,259 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 62,358 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 64,734 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 67,283 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 69,305 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 71,822 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 74,879 number | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 78,504 number | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 82,699 number | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 86,444 number | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 90,496 number | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 94,625 number | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 98,610 number | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 102,228 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 105,001 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 107,959 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 111,456 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 115,695 number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 120,931 number | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 125,918 number | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 130,631 number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 134,315 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 136,704 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 137,444 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 135,081 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 133,064 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 132,150 number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 132,491 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 134,314 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 134,537 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 134,958 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 135,164 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 135,305 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 135,356 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 133,419 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 132,099 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 131,591 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 131,671 number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 132,168 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 131,398 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 131,395 number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 132,383 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 134,493 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 137,921 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56,651 number | 50,289 number | 64,734 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 81,467 number | 67,283 number | 98,610 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 119,084 number | 102,228 number | 136,704 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,451 number | 132,150 number | 137,444 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,597 number | 131,395 number | 135,356 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 137,921 number | 137,921 number | 137,921 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 145 North Macedonia 188,894 number compare
- 146 East Timor 186,814 number compare
- 147 Equatorial Guinea 146,912 number compare
- 149 Slovenia 132,018 number compare
- 150 Comoros 129,210 number compare
- 151 Djibouti 125,239 number compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini was 137,921 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 137,921 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,289 number in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Eswatini ranks 148th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.