Eswatini - 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

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation