Education spending in Eswatini
Eswatini: Education spending was 6.03 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.03
Change on year
up 20.5%
World rank
27th
of 199 countries
All-time high
7.28
in 2014
All-time low
3.71
in 1976
Years of data
39
1976–2024
Education spending in Eswatini, 1976–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 6.03 for education spending in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.5% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Eswatini peaked at 7.28 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.71, in 1976.
That places Eswatini 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Education spending in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3.71 | — |
| 1977 | 3.94 | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 5.8 | +47.0% |
| 1979 | 6.36 | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 5.3 | -16.8% |
| 1981 | 6.58 | +24.3% |
| 1982 | 6.75 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 5.8 | -14.1% |
| 1988 | 5.51 | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 5.66 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 5.48 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 5.14 | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 5.65 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 4.94 | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 5.09 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 5.51 | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 4.84 | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 4.44 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 5.82 | +31.0% |
| 2004 | 5.4 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 6.48 | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 6.55 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.62 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 6.47 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 6.12 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 6.86 | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 5.59 | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 5.08 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 7.28 | +43.2% |
| 2015 | 5.35 | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 5.43 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.18 | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 5.74 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 5.7 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.33 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 5.29 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.57 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 5 | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 6.03 | +20.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 6.03 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.02, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 6.03 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.95 | 3.71 | 6.36 | 4 |
| 1980s | 5.93 | 5.3 | 6.75 | 6 |
| 1990s | 5.26 | 4.94 | 5.65 | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.79 | 4.44 | 6.62 | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.93 | 5.08 | 7.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.44 | 5 | 6.03 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.36 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.17 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,225 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,165 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,768 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,269 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 108,288 (2016)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 222,351 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.236 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Eswatini?
- Education spending in Eswatini was 6.03 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 7.28 in 2014.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 in 1976.
- How does Eswatini rank for education spending?
- Eswatini ranks 27th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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