Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 71.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini is 71.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini peaked at 92.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2016.
Eswatini ranks 111th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 91.8% | — |
| 2000 | 91.2% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 92.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 91.1% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 90.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 78.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 69.3% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 80.3% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 52.0% | -37.3% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +69.2% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | -19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.8% | 91.8% | 91.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 85.3% | 92.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 52.0% | 88.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 71.2% | 71.2% | 1 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 116.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 116.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini was 71.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Eswatini ranks 111th out of 131 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release