Education spending in Eswatini
Government spending on education in Eswatini was equal to 6.0% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2017.
Eswatini, 2024
6.0%
Change from 2023
+1.0percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Eswatini over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Eswatini | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.0% | – |
| 2023 | 5.0% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 5.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7.3%, the figure has changed by −1.3 percentage points.
More for Eswatini
All statistics for Eswatini
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
6.4%
2013 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
116.5%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
36.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
79.7%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
57.8%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
36.6%
2022 · UNESCO UIS