Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Eswatini

Share of children out of school in Eswatini in 2022 — 3.83%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 145. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 39.86 pp.

2022 3.83% −4.63 pp vs 2019
World rank 82of 145
Period maximum 43.69%1970
Period minimum 3.83%2022

Trend over time

1970–2022 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Eswatini, 1970–2022020406019701976198219881994200020062012201820221970: 43.69%1971: 43.47%1972: 40.89%1973: 37.13%1974: 35.35%1975: 32.34%1976: 30.81%1977: 29.07%1978: 28.54%1979: 27.6%1980: 25.82%1981: 23.49%1982: 24.49%1983: 26.29%1984: 26.52%1985: 25.41%1986: 27.02%1987: 26.61%1988: 26.98%1989: 27.69%1990: 26.09%1991: 26.25%1992: 25.76%1993: 27.27%1994: 26.7%1995: 25.1%1996: 27.21%2009: 19.94%2010: 13.36%2011: 8.26%2012: 12.38%2013: 14.74%2014: 12.32%2015: 11.54%2016: 10.53%2017: 11.21%2018: 9.63%2019: 8.46%2022: 3.83%
Change over the period: −39.86 pp Annual average: -0.77 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eswatini

Eswatini 3.83%
World computed 7.01%
Southern Africa computed 6.24%
Share of children out of school — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 3.83
2019 8.46 −1.17 pp
2018 9.63 −1.58 pp
2017 11.21 +0.68 pp
2016 10.53 −1.01 pp
2015 11.54 −0.78 pp
2014 12.32 −2.42 pp
2013 14.74 +2.36 pp
2012 12.38 +4.12 pp
2011 8.26 −5.1 pp
2010 13.36 −6.58 pp
2009 19.94
1996 27.21 +2.1 pp
1995 25.1 −1.6 pp
1994 26.7 −0.57 pp
1993 27.27 +1.51 pp
1992 25.76 −0.49 pp
1991 26.25 +0.17 pp
1990 26.09 −1.6 pp
1989 27.69 +0.71 pp
1988 26.98 +0.37 pp
1987 26.61 −0.41 pp
1986 27.02 +1.61 pp
1985 25.41 −1.11 pp
1984 26.52 +0.23 pp
1983 26.29 +1.8 pp
1982 24.49 +1 pp
1981 23.49 −2.33 pp
1980 25.82 −1.78 pp
1979 27.6 −0.94 pp
1978 28.54 −0.53 pp
1977 29.07 −1.75 pp
1976 30.81 −1.52 pp
1975 32.34 −3.01 pp
1974 35.35 −1.78 pp
1973 37.13 −3.76 pp
1972 40.89 −2.58 pp
1971 43.47 −0.22 pp
1970 43.69

Southern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.