Eswatini vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government
Eswatini
19.2%
in 2025
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
13.4%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
23rd
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
20th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government over time
- Eswatini
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 19.2% against 13.4% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.4 times WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 23rd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 20th of 197 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 15.0% | 4.4% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 15.5% | 3.7% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 13.1% | 3.7% | 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Eswatini, at 19.2% against 13.4% in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure on education as a percentage of total government between Eswatini and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 5.8%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Eswatini ranks 23rd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 20th 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