School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini

Eswatini: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 52,268 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
52,268 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
155th
of 205 countries
All-time high
54,401 number
in 2000
All-time low
19,168 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini stood at 52,268 number.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini peaked at 54,401 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19,168 number, in 1970.

That places Eswatini 155th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 19,168 number
1971 19,476 number +1.6%
1972 19,864 number +2.0%
1973 20,385 number +2.6%
1974 21,014 number +3.1%
1975 21,691 number +3.2%
1976 22,087 number +1.8%
1977 22,639 number +2.5%
1978 23,378 number +3.3%
1979 24,256 number +3.8%
1980 25,208 number +3.9%
1981 25,829 number +2.5%
1982 26,611 number +3.0%
1983 27,589 number +3.7%
1984 28,824 number +4.5%
1985 30,337 number +5.2%
1986 31,751 number +4.7%
1987 33,365 number +5.1%
1988 35,133 number +5.3%
1989 36,893 number +5.0%
1990 38,461 number +4.3%
1991 39,499 number +2.7%
1992 40,461 number +2.4%
1993 41,416 number +2.4%
1994 42,585 number +2.8%
1995 44,302 number +4.0%
1996 46,282 number +4.5%
1997 48,586 number +5.0%
1998 51,069 number +5.1%
1999 53,262 number +4.3%
2000 54,401 number +2.1%
2001 53,453 number -1.7%
2002 52,299 number -2.2%
2003 51,376 number -1.8%
2004 50,869 number -1.0%
2005 51,127 number +0.5%
2006 51,144 number +0.0%
2007 51,574 number +0.8%
2008 52,325 number +1.5%
2009 53,155 number +1.6%
2010 53,567 number +0.8%
2011 52,783 number -1.5%
2012 52,102 number -1.3%
2013 51,809 number -0.6%
2014 51,751 number -0.1%
2015 51,876 number +0.2%
2016 51,462 number -0.8%
2017 51,195 number -0.5%
2018 51,067 number -0.3%
2019 51,321 number +0.5%
2020 52,268 number +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 21,396 number 19,168 number 24,256 number 10
1980s 30,154 number 25,208 number 36,893 number 10
1990s 44,592 number 38,461 number 53,262 number 10
2000s 52,172 number 50,869 number 54,401 number 10
2010s 51,893 number 51,067 number 53,567 number 10
2020s 52,268 number 52,268 number 52,268 number 1

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 152 Bahrain 54,038 number compare
  2. 153 Latvia 53,212 number compare
  3. 154 Comoros 52,604 number compare
  4. 156 Equatorial Guinea 47,696 number compare
  5. 157 Fiji 44,941 number compare
  6. 158 Trinidad and Tobago 36,149 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini?
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini was 52,268 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 54,401 number in 2000.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 19,168 number in 1970.
How does Eswatini rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Eswatini ranks 155th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.