Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 1.13 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini is 1.13 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5202 GPIA, in 2016.
That places Eswatini 23rd out of 126 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9982 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5202 GPIA | -49.9% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +94.2% |
| 2022 | 1.13 GPIA | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9982 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9782 GPIA | 0.5202 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 1.15 GPIA compare
- 21 Barbados 1.13 GPIA compare
- 22 Montserrat 1.13 GPIA compare
- 24 Sierra Leone 1.13 GPIA compare
- 25 Cameroon 1.12 GPIA compare
- 26 Armenia 1.11 GPIA compare
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 1.13 GPIA 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 1.13 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5202 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Eswatini ranks 23rd out of 126 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 4.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release