Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Eswatini
Eswatini: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male was 7,015 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Eswatini, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Eswatini is 7,015 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Eswatini peaked at 10,922 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 7,015 number, in 2018.
Eswatini ranks 58th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10,922 number | — |
| 1986 | 10,560 number | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 10,556 number | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 8,425 number | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 7,015 number | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,922 number | 10,922 number | 10,922 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 10,560 number | 10,560 number | 10,560 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 10,556 number | 10,556 number | 10,556 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 7,720 number | 7,015 number | 8,425 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Eswatini?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male in Eswatini was 7,015 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 10,922 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,015 number in 2018.
- How does Eswatini rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male?
- Eswatini ranks 58th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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, published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of males between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.