Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) was 299 number in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Eswatini, 1974–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 299 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2015.
That represents a change of down 27.8% on the previous year and up 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Eswatini peaked at 414 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25 number, in 1975.
Eswatini ranks 130th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 30 number | — |
| 1975 | 25 number | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 26 number | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 28 number | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 47 number | +67.9% |
| 1980 | 64 number | +36.2% |
| 1981 | 98 number | +53.1% |
| 1990 | 168 number | +71.4% |
| 1991 | 183 number | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 187 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 74 number | -60.4% |
| 2000 | 124 number | +67.6% |
| 2002 | 115 number | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 117 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 156 number | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 186 number | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 153 number | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 174 number | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 414 number | +137.9% |
| 2015 | 299 number | -27.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 299 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,402 number, 12% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 299 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577 number, 52% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.2 number | 25 number | 47 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 81 number | 64 number | 98 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 153 number | 74 number | 187 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 139.6 number | 115 number | 186 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 260 number | 153 number | 414 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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 tertiary education programmes, female in Eswatini?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Eswatini was 299 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 414 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 number in 1975.
- How does Eswatini rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Eswatini ranks 130th out of 159 countries with data for 2015.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.