Eswatini vs GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Eswatini
19.2%
in 2025
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
12.7%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
23rd
GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank
25th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Eswatini
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 19.2% against 12.7% in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.5 times GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 23rd and GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 25th of 197 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 16.3% | 3.5% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 15.4% | 3.7% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 14.0% | 3.2% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on education as a percentage of total government, Eswatini or GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- Eswatini, at 19.2% against 12.7% in GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Eswatini and GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- 6.5%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Eswatini ranks 23rd and GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 ranks 25th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release