Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Eswatini
Eswatini: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 51.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Eswatini, 1972–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 51.7% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Eswatini peaked at 51.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1972.
Eswatini ranks 141st of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 32.9% | — |
| 1996 | 43.2% | +31.3% |
| 1998 | 46.0% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 47.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 49.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.9% | 32.9% | 32.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 44.6% | 43.2% | 46.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 46.3% | 49.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 48.2% | 49.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,225 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,165 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,768 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,269 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 222,351 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.236 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1807 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Eswatini?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Eswatini was 51.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1972.
- How does Eswatini rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Eswatini ranks 141st out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release