Share of population with no formal education in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of population with no formal education was 20.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population with no formal education in Eswatini, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 20.1% for share of population with no formal education in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with no formal education in Eswatini peaked at 100.0% in 1870 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2020.
That places Eswatini 21st out of 111 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of population with no formal education in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 100.0% | — |
| 1875 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 1915 | 98.3% | -0.8% |
| 1920 | 97.5% | -0.8% |
| 1925 | 94.0% | -3.6% |
| 1930 | 91.6% | -2.6% |
| 1935 | 89.2% | -2.6% |
| 1940 | 86.3% | -3.3% |
| 1945 | 83.1% | -3.7% |
| 1950 | 77.2% | -7.1% |
| 1955 | 72.6% | -6.0% |
| 1960 | 67.9% | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 61.4% | -9.6% |
| 1970 | 50.5% | -17.8% |
| 1975 | 39.8% | -21.2% |
| 1980 | 35.1% | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 30.3% | -13.7% |
| 1990 | 30.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 33.0% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 37.3% | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 35.8% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1890s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1900s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1910s | 98.7% | 98.3% | 99.1% | 2 |
| 1920s | 95.8% | 94.0% | 97.5% | 2 |
| 1930s | 90.4% | 89.2% | 91.6% | 2 |
| 1940s | 84.7% | 83.1% | 86.3% | 2 |
| 1950s | 74.9% | 72.6% | 77.2% | 2 |
| 1960s | 64.7% | 61.4% | 67.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 45.1% | 39.8% | 50.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.7% | 30.3% | 35.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 30.4% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 35.8% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 26.2% | 29.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,652 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.27 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54,636 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.24 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,037 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8,057 (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with no formal education in Eswatini?
- Share of population with no formal education in Eswatini was 20.1% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with no formal education recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1870.
- What is the lowest share of population with no formal education recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of population with no formal education?
- Eswatini ranks 21st out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population with no formal education rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.