Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … male in Eswatini
Eswatini: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … male was 44.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini stood at 44.4%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Eswatini peaked at 99.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 2022.
Eswatini ranks 95th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … male in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 99.4% | — |
| 2002 | 73.3% | -26.2% |
| 2003 | 91.2% | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 98.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 74.5% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | -40.4% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 44.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.0%, 48% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 44.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 54% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of teachers with the minimum required … male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -40.4% | 74.5% | 44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 73.3% | 99.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 74.5% | 78.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 44.4% | 44.4% | 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 44.4% 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 99.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Eswatini ranks 95th out of 106 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 43.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release