Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Eswatini

Children out of school in Eswatini in 2022 — 7,275 people. Ranked 57 in the world out of 146. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 81%.

2022 7,275 people −54.96% vs 2019
World rank 57of 146
Period maximum 58,032 people1996
Period minimum 7,275 people2022

Trend over time

1970–2022 · people

Children out of school — Eswatini, 1970–2022020,00040,00060,00019701976198219881994200020062012201820221970: 38,387 people1971: 39,106 people1972: 37,615 people1973: 34,895 people1974: 33,988 people1975: 31,896 people1976: 31,268 people1977: 30,446 people1978: 31,021 people1979: 31,198 people1980: 30,424 people1981: 28,868 people1982: 31,399 people1983: 35,152 people1984: 36,933 people1985: 36,828 people1986: 40,868 people1987: 41,950 people1988: 44,287 people1989: 47,346 people1990: 46,429 people1991: 48,711 people1992: 49,658 people1993: 54,376 people1994: 54,733 people1995: 52,348 people1996: 58,032 people2009: 39,403 people2010: 26,173 people2011: 16,141 people2012: 24,164 people2013: 28,658 people2014: 23,886 people2015: 22,346 people2016: 20,327 people2017: 21,509 people2018: 18,425 people2019: 16,153 people2022: 7,275 people
Change over the period: −31,112 (−81.05%) Average annual rate: -3.15 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Eswatini 7,275 people
World computed 34.79M people
Southern Africa computed 555,616 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 19.72M people
Children out of school — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 7,275
2019 16,153 −2,272 −12.33%
2018 18,425 −3,084 −14.34%
2017 21,509 +1,182 +5.81%
2016 20,327 −2,019 −9.04%
2015 22,346 −1,540 −6.45%
2014 23,886 −4,772 −16.65%
2013 28,658 +4,494 +18.6%
2012 24,164 +8,023 +49.71%
2011 16,141 −10,032 −38.33%
2010 26,173 −13,230 −33.58%
2009 39,403
1996 58,032 +5,684 +10.86%
1995 52,348 −2,385 −4.36%
1994 54,733 +357 +0.66%
1993 54,376 +4,718 +9.5%
1992 49,658 +947 +1.94%
1991 48,711 +2,282 +4.92%
1990 46,429 −917 −1.94%
1989 47,346 +3,059 +6.91%
1988 44,287 +2,337 +5.57%
1987 41,950 +1,082 +2.65%
1986 40,868 +4,040 +10.97%
1985 36,828 −105 −0.28%
1984 36,933 +1,781 +5.07%
1983 35,152 +3,753 +11.95%
1982 31,399 +2,531 +8.77%
1981 28,868 −1,556 −5.11%
1980 30,424 −774 −2.48%
1979 31,198 +177 +0.57%
1978 31,021 +575 +1.89%
1977 30,446 −822 −2.63%
1976 31,268 −628 −1.97%
1975 31,896 −2,092 −6.16%
1974 33,988 −907 −2.6%
1973 34,895 −2,720 −7.23%
1972 37,615 −1,491 −3.81%
1971 39,106 +719 +1.87%
1970 38,387

Southern Africa, 2022

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

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

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