Eswatini vs Vanuatu: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Eswatini
19.2%
in 2025
Vanuatu
19.3%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
23rd
Vanuatu rank
21st
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Eswatini
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 19.3% against 19.2% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 23rd and Vanuatu ranks 21st of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.2% | 21.7% | 1.4% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 31.5% | 11.7% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 14.0% | 4.7% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.7% | 0.1% | 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 19.3% against 19.2% in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Eswatini and Vanuatu?
- 0.1%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Vanuatu?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Vanuatu rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Eswatini ranks 23rd and Vanuatu ranks 21st 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release