Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 19.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Eswatini, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Eswatini stood at 19.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Eswatini peaked at 25.1% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2021.
That places Eswatini 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.3% | 20.4% | 25.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 21.3% | 20.0% | 23.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 17.3% | 22.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 16.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 15.3% | 19.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 20 Kyrgyzstan 19.6% compare
- 21 Vanuatu 19.3% compare
- 22 Tajikistan 19.3% compare
- 24 Peru 19.2% compare
- 25 Syria 19.2% compare
- 26 South Africa 19.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- Manufacturing, value added 1.56 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 28.1% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 21.72 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 63.5% (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.13 billion current US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 75.65 billion current LCU (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.88 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.0% (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 4.49 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Eswatini?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Eswatini was 19.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2021.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Eswatini ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.