Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Eswatini
Eswatini: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 7.4% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Eswatini, 1976–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Eswatini stood at 7.4%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.8% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Eswatini peaked at 7.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2002.
That places Eswatini 9th out of 185 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3.7% | — |
| 1977 | 3.9% | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 5.8% | +47.0% |
| 1979 | 6.4% | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | -16.8% |
| 1981 | 6.6% | +24.3% |
| 1982 | 6.8% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 5.8% | -14.1% |
| 1988 | 5.5% | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 5.5% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +43.7% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 3.7% | 6.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 6.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.7% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 3 |
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 initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Eswatini?
- Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Eswatini was 7.4% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2002.
- How does Eswatini rank for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 9th out of 185 countries with data for 2014.
- Is initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. 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 Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release