Primary education, teachers, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0072 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Eswatini, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Eswatini is 0.0072 units per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.0077 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 units per person, in 1970.
That places Eswatini 30th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0039 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0042 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0043 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0045 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0047 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0051 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0052 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0055 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0058 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0059 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.006 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0059 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0058 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0058 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0059 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0059 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0061 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.006 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0061 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0061 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0062 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0066 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0061 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0063 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0062 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0066 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0066 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0067 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.007 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0073 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0075 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0077 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0076 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0077 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0077 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0071 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0072 units per person | +1.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0072 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0044 units per person, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0072 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0043 units per person, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.006 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 2 |
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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Eswatini?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Eswatini was 0.0072 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0077 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 units per person in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 30th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.