Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) was 7,225 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini, 1972–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 7,225 for teachers in secondary education, both sexes in 2022. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini peaked at 7,225 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 586, in 1972.
Eswatini ranks 148th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 586 | — |
| 1996 | 3,087 | +426.8% |
| 1998 | 3,416 | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 3,487 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 3,845 | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 3,684 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 3,746 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 4,241 | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 3,979 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 4,358 | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 4,717 | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 4,890 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 5,250 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 5,556 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 5,843 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 6,115 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 6,362 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 6,966 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 7,225 | +3.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 7,225 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51,488, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 7,225 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30,714, 24% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +426.8% | 586 | 3,087 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 586 | 586 | 586 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3,252 | 3,087 | 3,416 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4,007 | 3,487 | 4,717 | 8 |
| 2010s | 5,855 | 4,890 | 6,966 | 7 |
| 2020s | 7,225 | 7,225 | 7,225 | 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 teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes in Eswatini was 7,225 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 7,225 in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 586 in 1972.
- How does Eswatini rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes?
- Eswatini ranks 148th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release