Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 61.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 61.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini peaked at 99.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 2022.
Eswatini ranks 92nd of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 99.2% | — |
| 2002 | 82.6% | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 75.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 76.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | -16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.9% | 78.8% | 99.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 73.0% | 76.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 61.2% | 61.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0994 % change on previous year (2015)
- 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)
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 61.2% 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 99.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Eswatini ranks 92nd out of 110 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 19.3%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release