Eswatini vs Sweden: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP
Eswatini
7.4%
in 2014
Sweden
7.3%
in 2022
Eswatini rank
9th
Sweden rank
10th
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Eswatini
- Sweden
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 7.4% against 7.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sweden ahead.
Eswatini ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 10th of 185 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 6.7% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 6.3% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 6.6% | 1.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.8% | 0.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp, Eswatini or Sweden?
- Eswatini, at 7.4% against 7.3% in Sweden as of 2014.
- What is the difference in initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp between Eswatini and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sweden?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2014.
- How do Eswatini and Sweden rank globally for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 10th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). 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