Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Eswatini
Eswatini: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 17.5% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Eswatini, 1999–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 17.5% for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2014. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Eswatini peaked at 17.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2001.
Eswatini ranks 50th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.2% | — |
| 2000 | 9.4% | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +32.1% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 7.6% | 12.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 13.8% | 17.5% | 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 funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Eswatini?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Eswatini was 17.5% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2001.
- How does Eswatini rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 50th out of 127 countries with data for 2014.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. 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 funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release