School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Eswatini
Eswatini: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 25,934 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
25,934 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
152nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
27,578 number
in 2010
All-time low
9,841 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Eswatini, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 25,934 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Eswatini peaked at 27,578 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9,841 number, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 152nd 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, upper secondary education, female (number) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,841 number | — |
| 1971 | 10,069 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 10,298 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 10,545 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 10,805 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 11,084 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 11,332 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 11,634 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 11,993 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 12,398 number | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 12,841 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 13,327 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 13,827 number | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 14,342 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 14,911 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 15,594 number | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 16,279 number | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 17,056 number | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 17,871 number | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 18,663 number | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 19,368 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 20,100 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 20,752 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 21,342 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 21,968 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 22,790 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 23,576 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 24,535 number | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 25,609 number | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 26,596 number | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 27,151 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 26,970 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 26,646 number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 26,359 number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 26,194 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 26,334 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 26,590 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 26,930 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 27,285 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 27,553 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 27,578 number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 26,920 number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 26,344 number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 25,955 number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 25,734 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 25,704 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 25,409 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 25,249 number | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 25,216 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 25,407 number | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 25,934 number | +2.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 25,934 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 372,258 number, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 25,934 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 433,906 number, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,000 number | 9,841 number | 12,398 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,471 number | 12,841 number | 18,663 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,664 number | 19,368 number | 26,596 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,801 number | 26,194 number | 27,553 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,952 number | 25,216 number | 27,578 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,934 number | 25,934 number | 25,934 number | 1 |
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, upper secondary education, female in Eswatini?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Eswatini was 25,934 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 27,578 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,841 number in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Eswatini ranks 152nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.