Eswatini - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Eswatini was 31,402 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51,914 in 1989 and a minimum value of 13,336 in 2011.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 35,882
1971 37,177
1972 36,561
1973 34,971
1974 35,206
1975 34,080
1976 34,396
1977 34,705
1978 36,236
1979 37,264
1980 36,991
1981 35,883
1982 38,601
1983 42,284
1984 43,909
1985 43,538
1986 46,268
1987 46,860
1988 49,186
1989 51,914
1990 50,112
1991 50,933
1992 49,413
1993 50,588
1994 46,978
1995 41,251
1996 42,342
2009 34,556
2010 23,434
2011 13,336
2012 22,581
2013 30,229
2014 29,136
2015 31,776
2016 31,985
2017 35,890
2018 33,794
2019 31,402

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Eswatini was 16,301 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24,115 in 1989 and a minimum value of 9,550 in 2011.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 17,933
1971 18,538
1972 18,222
1973 17,451
1974 17,295
1975 16,536
1976 16,698
1977 16,874
1978 17,402
1979 17,707
1981 16,857
1982 18,284
1983 19,578
1984 20,607
1985 20,156
1986 21,660
1987 21,719
1988 23,201
1989 24,115
1990 23,257
1991 23,890
1992 23,331
1993 24,027
1994 21,768
1995 18,985
1996 19,710
2009 17,710
2010 12,301
2011 9,550
2012 12,968
2013 15,980
2014 15,245
2015 16,453
2016 16,596
2017 17,972
2018 17,707
2019 16,301

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Eswatini was 15.90 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 41.84 in 1971, while its lowest value was 9.91 in 2011.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 41.74
1971 41.84
1972 39.82
1973 36.89
1974 35.35
1975 32.68
1976 31.79
1977 30.85
1978 30.48
1979 29.70
1981 25.93
1982 27.00
1983 27.82
1984 28.23
1985 26.65
1986 27.70
1987 26.77
1988 27.51
1989 27.56
1990 25.72
1991 25.52
1992 24.31
1993 24.67
1994 22.20
1995 19.37
1996 20.08
2009 18.33
2010 12.75
2011 9.91
2012 13.38
2013 16.29
2014 15.31
2015 16.28
2016 16.29
2017 17.53
2018 17.24
2019 15.90

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Eswatini was 15,101 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27,799 in 1989 and a minimum value of 3,786 in 2011.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 17,949
1971 18,639
1972 18,339
1973 17,520
1974 17,911
1975 17,544
1976 17,698
1977 17,831
1978 18,834
1979 19,557
1981 19,026
1982 20,317
1983 22,706
1984 23,302
1985 23,382
1986 24,608
1987 25,141
1988 25,985
1989 27,799
1990 26,855
1991 27,043
1992 26,082
1993 26,561
1994 25,210
1995 22,266
1996 22,632
2009 16,846
2010 11,133
2011 3,786
2012 9,613
2013 14,249
2014 13,891
2015 15,323
2016 15,389
2017 17,918
2018 16,087
2019 15,101

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Eswatini was 14.57 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 42.62 in 1971, while its lowest value was 3.94 in 2011.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 42.33
1971 42.62
1972 40.59
1973 37.48
1974 36.98
1975 34.94
1976 33.98
1977 32.83
1978 33.14
1979 32.87
1981 29.32
1982 30.01
1983 32.22
1984 31.81
1985 30.75
1986 31.36
1987 30.88
1988 30.68
1989 31.57
1990 29.44
1991 28.72
1992 27.02
1993 27.05
1994 25.42
1995 22.39
1996 22.76
2009 17.52
2010 11.52
2011 3.94
2012 9.94
2013 14.55
2014 13.95
2015 15.11
2016 14.98
2017 17.28
2018 15.47
2019 14.57

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Eswatini was 15.23 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 42.23 in 1971, while its lowest value was 6.93 in 2011.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 42.04
1971 42.23
1972 40.20
1973 37.18
1974 36.16
1975 33.80
1976 32.88
1977 31.84
1978 31.81
1979 31.28
1980 29.74
1981 27.62
1982 28.51
1983 30.02
1984 30.02
1985 28.71
1986 29.53
1987 28.83
1988 29.10
1989 29.57
1990 27.59
1991 27.13
1992 25.67
1993 25.86
1994 23.82
1995 20.89
1996 21.43
2009 17.93
2010 12.13
2011 6.93
2012 11.66
2013 15.42
2014 14.63
2015 15.69
2016 15.63
2017 17.41
2018 16.35
2019 15.23

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation