Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 61.8% 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 61.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 2022.
Eswatini ranks 114th of 130 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 | 89.1% | — |
| 2000 | 88.1% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 87.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 89.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 90.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 76.9% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 76.6% | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | -29.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.1% | 89.1% | 89.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 81.3% | 91.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 63.4% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 61.8% | 61.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,880 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,652 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.27 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54,636 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.24 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24,037 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8,057 (2013)
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 61.8% 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 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Eswatini ranks 114th out of 130 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 down 2.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release