Eswatini's children out of school (% of primary school age) was 3.83% in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 8.55 percentage points from 12.38% in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 3.83% | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 11.21% | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 12.38% | 2012 |
| Highest | 43.69% | 1970 |
| Lowest | 3.83% | 2022 |
| Average since 2013 | 10.28% | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | 43.69% | 1970 |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.12 percentage points in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 6.58 percentage points in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.06 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 8 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2022, Eswatini had the 8th highest value of the 12 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Eswatini | 3.83% | 2022 |
| Lower middle income | 8.3% | 2025 |
Closest to Eswatini in the 2022 ranking
- Benin — 5th of 12: 9.61%
- Colombia — 6th of 12: 7.32%
- United States — 7th of 12: 3.98%
- Tonga — 9th of 12: 2.28%
- Ireland — 10th of 12: 1.81%
- Mozambique — 11th of 12: 1%
What this measures
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.
Limitations: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 39 values
| Year | Children out of school (% of primary school age) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.83 |
| 2021 | no data |
| 2020 | no data |
| 2019 | 8.46 |
| 2018 | 9.63 |
| 2017 | 11.21 |
| 2016 | 10.53 |
| 2015 | 11.54 |
| 2014 | 12.32 |
| 2013 | 14.74 |
| 2012 |
Children out of school (% of primary school age) in nearby economies
- Benin — 9.61% (2022)
- Botswana — 0.54% (2022)
- Burkina Faso — 34.29% (2024)
- Burundi — 26.47% (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 41.84% (2022)
- Cameroon — 3.76% (2024)
- Chad — 24.8% (2024)
- Comoros — 20.65% (2024)
- Congo, Rep. — 17.08% (2023)
- Côte d'Ivoire
More education data for Eswatini
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) — 95.27% (2023)
- Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) — 91.97% (2023)
- Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) — 93.61% (2023)
- Primary education, pupils — 222,351 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 116.53% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)
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Questions people ask
- What is Eswatini's children out of school (% of primary school age)?
- 3.83% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is down 39.86 percentage points from 43.69% in 1970. The highest value was 43.69% in 1970 and the lowest 3.83% in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank?
- 8th highest of 12 economies with data for 2022.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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