Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender 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 … teachers primary adjusted gender 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% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 1.13 GPIA is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 1.13 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +94.2% | 0.5202 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA |
| 2016 | -49.9% | 1.04 GPIA | 0.5202 GPIA |
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
- 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 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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February 2026 Data Release