School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Eswatini
Eswatini: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 61,258 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
61,258 number
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
146th
of 203 countries
All-time high
63,336 number
in 2011
All-time low
20,985 number
in 1970
Years of data
45
1970–2015
School age population, tertiary education, female in Eswatini, 1970–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Eswatini is 61,258 number, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Eswatini peaked at 63,336 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20,985 number, in 1970.
That places Eswatini 146th out of 203 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20,985 number | — |
| 1971 | 21,780 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 22,477 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 23,155 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 23,815 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 24,461 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 25,096 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 25,529 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 26,045 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 26,667 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 27,394 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 28,229 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 29,260 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 30,342 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 31,480 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 32,700 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 33,999 number | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 35,163 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 36,499 number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 38,002 number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 39,589 number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 41,239 number | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 43,087 number | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 44,844 number | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 46,492 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 48,106 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 49,671 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 50,315 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 51,363 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 52,878 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 54,794 number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 57,142 number | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 59,301 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 60,864 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 61,749 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 62,168 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 62,210 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 61,873 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 61,759 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 62,015 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 62,546 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 63,336 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 62,525 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 62,525 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61,258 number | -2.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 61,258 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 509,378 number, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 61,258 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572,800 number, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,001 number | 20,985 number | 26,667 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,307 number | 27,394 number | 38,002 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 46,758 number | 39,589 number | 52,878 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,388 number | 54,794 number | 62,210 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,438 number | 61,258 number | 63,336 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.36 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.17 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,225 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,165 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,768 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,269 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 222,351 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.236 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Eswatini?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Eswatini was 61,258 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 63,336 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,985 number in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Eswatini ranks 146th out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.