Eswatini - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Eswatini was 69.73 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 80.26 in 1988, while its lowest value was 61.02 in 1970.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 61.02
1971 72.35
1972 72.85
1973 73.67
1974 73.96
1975 76.39
1977 78.33
1978 78.97
1980 79.01
1981 79.00
1982 79.62
1983 77.97
1984 80.22
1985 79.81
1986 79.84
1987 79.99
1988 80.26
1989 78.49
1990 79.19
1991 77.74
1992 77.60
1993 77.02
1994 77.24
1995 76.22
1996 77.94
1997 75.45
1998 75.22
1999 75.41
2000 74.72
2001 76.45
2002 74.52
2003 74.79
2004 72.82
2005 72.82
2006 72.23
2007 70.46
2009 72.15
2010 71.90
2011 70.92
2012 70.37
2013 69.80
2014 69.86
2015 69.64
2016 69.04
2017 68.34
2018 69.69
2019 69.73

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs