Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.005 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Eswatini, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.005 units per person for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.0054 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 units per person, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 46th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0024 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.003 units per person | +28.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0032 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0032 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0039 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.004 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0043 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0047 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0048 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0047 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0047 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0047 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0049 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0047 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0048 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0048 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.005 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0053 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0053 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0054 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.005 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.005 units per person | +1.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.005 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 units per person, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.005 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 units per person, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +28.2% | 0.0024 units per person | 0.003 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 2 |
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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Eswatini?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Eswatini was 0.005 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0054 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 units per person in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 46th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.