Eswatini vs Mozambique: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Eswatini
6.0%
in 2024
Mozambique
6.0%
in 2022
Eswatini rank
27th
Mozambique rank
30th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Eswatini
- Mozambique
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 6.0% against 6.0% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 27th and Mozambique ranks 30th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 2.6% | 2.4% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 3.6% | 2.5% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 0.2% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 6.2% | 0.8% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Eswatini or Mozambique?
- Eswatini, at 6.0% against 6.0% in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Eswatini and Mozambique?
- 0.0%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Mozambique?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Eswatini and Mozambique rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 27th and Mozambique ranks 30th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.