Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both was 68.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini stood at 68.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini peaked at 94.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 2016.
That places Eswatini 119th out of 139 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 91.1% | — |
| 2000 | 90.4% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 91.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 90.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 90.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 79.3% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | +31.2% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | -22.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 68.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.4%, 76% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 68.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.3%, 77% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … primary both 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 | +31.2% | 66.9% | 87.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.1% | 91.1% | 91.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 84.2% | 94.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 66.9% | 87.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 68.3% | 68.3% | 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini was 68.3% 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 94.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Eswatini ranks 119th out of 139 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 1.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release