Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Teachers in secondary education, female (number) was 3,733 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Eswatini, 1972–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, female in Eswatini is 3,733, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Eswatini peaked at 3,733 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 193, in 1972.
That places Eswatini 139th out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 193 | — |
| 1996 | 1,335 | +591.7% |
| 1998 | 1,573 | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 1,808 | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 1,707 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 1,835 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 1,966 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 1,879 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 2,076 | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 2,240 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 2,357 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 2,543 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 2,704 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 2,870 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 3,014 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 3,162 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 3,448 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 3,733 | +8.3% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 3,733 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22,282, 17% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 3,733 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,114, 52% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +591.7% | 193 | 1,335 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 193 | 193 | 193 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,454 | 1,335 | 1,573 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,930 | 1,707 | 2,240 | 7 |
| 2010s | 2,871 | 2,357 | 3,448 | 7 |
| 2020s | 3,733 | 3,733 | 3,733 | 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, female in Eswatini?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Eswatini was 3,733 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 3,733 in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 193 in 1972.
- How does Eswatini rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Eswatini ranks 139th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release