Children out of school, primary in Eswatini
Eswatini: Children out of school, primary was 7,275 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Eswatini, 1970–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2022, children out of school, primary in Eswatini stood at 7,275. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.0% on the previous year and down 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Eswatini peaked at 58,032 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7,275, in 2022.
That places Eswatini 120th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33,982 | 30,446 | 39,106 | 10 |
| 1980s | 37,406 | 28,868 | 47,346 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,041 | 46,429 | 58,032 | 7 |
| 2000s | 39,403 | 39,403 | 39,403 | 1 |
| 2010s | 21,778 | 16,141 | 28,658 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,275 | 7,275 | 7,275 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 116.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 8,880 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 112.6% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 120.5% (2023)
- Labor force, total 430,869 (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Eswatini?
- Children out of school, primary in Eswatini was 7,275 in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 58,032 in 1996.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,275 in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for children out of school, primary?
- Eswatini ranks 120th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.