Tertiary education, academic staff in Eswatini
Eswatini: Tertiary education, academic staff was 42.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Eswatini, 1974–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 42.0% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2015.
That represents a change of down 26.5% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Eswatini peaked at 57.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1976.
Eswatini ranks 89th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.1% | 17.8% | 28.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 37.3% | 35.0% | 39.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 32.3% | 40.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 35.3% | 40.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 37.9% | 57.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Eswatini
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 116.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 8,880 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 112.6% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 120.5% (2023)
- Labor force, total 430,869 (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Eswatini?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Eswatini was 42.0% in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1976.
- How does Eswatini rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Eswatini ranks 89th out of 170 countries with data for 2015.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.