Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Eswatini
Eswatini: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 2.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Eswatini, 1976–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Eswatini is 2.1%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Eswatini peaked at 2.8% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1994.
Eswatini ranks 29th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.4% | — |
| 1977 | 1.5% | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 2.8% | +69.0% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | -17.5% |
| 1981 | 2.5% | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -38.4% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -19.5% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +19.5% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +73.2% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -36.7% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +49.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -31.1% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +42.8% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More education data for Eswatini
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1807 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Eswatini?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Eswatini was 2.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 1979.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1994.
- How does Eswatini rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 29th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release