Trained teachers in primary education in Eswatini
Eswatini: Trained teachers in primary education was 68.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in primary education in Eswatini, 1999–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in primary education in Eswatini is 68.3%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education in Eswatini peaked at 94.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 2016.
Eswatini ranks 115th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 91.1% | — |
| 2000 | 90.4% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 91.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 90.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 90.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 79.3% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | +31.2% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | -22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.1% | 91.1% | 91.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 84.2% | 94.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 66.9% | 87.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 68.3% | 68.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 222,351 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.236 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1807 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 107,218 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education in Eswatini?
- Trained teachers in primary education in Eswatini was 68.3% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 2016.
- How does Eswatini rank for trained teachers in primary education?
- Eswatini ranks 115th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
- Is trained teachers in primary education rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 (% of total 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.