Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 3,886 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Eswatini, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Eswatini stood at 3,886 number. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Eswatini peaked at 13,007 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3,886 number, in 2018.
Eswatini ranks 60th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13,007 number | — |
| 1986 | 11,395 number | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 8,219 number | -27.9% |
| 2010 | 6,701 number | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 3,886 number | -42.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,007 number | 13,007 number | 13,007 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 11,395 number | 11,395 number | 11,395 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 8,219 number | 8,219 number | 8,219 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 5,294 number | 3,886 number | 6,701 number | 2 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.48 % change on previous year (2006)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6,201 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2,679 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4,104 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -7.54 % change on previous year (2006)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3,953 (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.9178 % change on previous year (2006)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Eswatini?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Eswatini was 3,886 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 13,007 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,886 number in 2018.
- How does Eswatini rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Eswatini ranks 60th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.