Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 6,276 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Eswatini, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Eswatini is 6,276 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Eswatini peaked at 6,276 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,041 number, in 1970.
Eswatini ranks 141st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,041 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,371 number | +31.7% |
| 1972 | 1,468 number | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 1,556 number | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 1,642 number | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 1,805 number | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 2,093 number | +16.0% |
| 1978 | 2,253 number | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 2,590 number | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 2,833 number | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 3,001 number | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 3,058 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 3,240 number | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 3,278 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 3,425 number | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 3,569 number | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 3,744 number | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 3,838 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 4,025 number | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 4,157 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 4,271 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 4,387 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 4,547 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 4,510 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 4,657 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 4,598 number | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 4,660 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 4,845 number | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 5,112 number | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 4,932 number | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 5,013 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 4,996 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 4,921 number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 4,909 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 4,988 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 5,051 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 5,274 number | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 5,366 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 5,576 number | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 5,798 number | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 5,938 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 5,992 number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 6,095 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 6,051 number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 6,101 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 6,276 number | +2.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 6,276 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,278 number, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 6,276 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,219 number, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 | +31.7% | 1,041 number | 1,371 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,654 number | 1,041 number | 2,253 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 3,258 number | 2,590 number | 3,838 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,466 number | 4,025 number | 4,845 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,022 number | 4,909 number | 5,274 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,910 number | 5,366 number | 6,276 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 138 Gabon 6,850 number compare
- 139 Armenia 6,407 number compare
- 140 North Macedonia 6,289 number compare
- 142 Mauritania 5,893 number compare
- 143 Trinidad and Tobago 5,865 number compare
- 144 Liberia 5,254 number compare
More education data for Eswatini
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.36 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.17 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Eswatini?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Eswatini was 6,276 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 6,276 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,041 number in 1970.
- How does Eswatini rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Eswatini ranks 141st out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.