Trained teachers in primary education, male in Eswatini
Eswatini: Trained teachers in primary education, male was 61.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Eswatini, 1999–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
In 2022, trained teachers in primary education, male in Eswatini stood at 61.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education, male in Eswatini peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 2022.
Eswatini ranks 112th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education, male in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 89.1% | — |
| 2000 | 88.1% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 87.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 89.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 90.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 91.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 76.9% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 76.6% | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | -29.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.1% | 89.1% | 89.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 81.3% | 91.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 63.4% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 61.8% | 61.8% | 1 |
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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 trained teachers in primary education, male in Eswatini?
- Trained teachers in primary education, male in Eswatini was 61.8% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education, male recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for trained teachers in primary education, male?
- Eswatini ranks 112th out of 126 countries with data for 2022.
- Is trained teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.