Government expenditure per student, primary in Eswatini
Eswatini: Government expenditure per student, primary was 16.5% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, primary in Eswatini, 1999–2014
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
In 2014, government expenditure per student, primary in Eswatini stood at 16.5%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, primary in Eswatini peaked at 16.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2001.
That places Eswatini 54th out of 122 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, primary in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.9% | — |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +32.2% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.3% | 12.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 13.2% | 16.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 51 Syrian Arab Republic 16.9% compare
- 52 Cape Verde 16.7% compare
- 53 Belize 16.6% compare
- 55 Dominican Republic 16.2% compare
- 56 Togo 16.2% compare
- 57 Malaysia 16.1% compare
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 per student, primary in Eswatini?
- Government expenditure per student, primary in Eswatini was 16.5% in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2001.
- How does Eswatini rank for government expenditure per student, primary?
- Eswatini ranks 54th out of 122 countries with data for 2014.
- Is government expenditure per student, primary rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.