Education expenditure in the budget in Eswatini in 2025 — 19.21%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 60. Since 1981, the indicator has fallen by 4.54 pp.
1981–2025 · % of government expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.21 | −0.14 pp |
| 2024 | 19.35 | +2.42 pp |
| 2023 | 16.94 | +0.32 pp |
| 2022 | 16.62 | +1.28 pp |
| 2021 | 15.34 | −0.55 pp |
| 2020 | 15.89 | −2.62 pp |
| 2019 | 18.51 | +1.29 pp |
| 2018 | 17.22 | −1.45 pp |
| 2017 | 18.67 | +2.11 pp |
| 2016 | 16.55 | +0.14 pp |
| 2015 | 16.42 | −8.38 pp |
| 2014 | 24.8 | +7.56 pp |
| 2013 | 17.23 | −4.2 pp |
| 2012 | 21.44 | −0.9 pp |
| 2011 | 22.33 | +4.05 pp |
| 2010 | 18.28 | −1.1 pp |
| 2009 | 19.39 | −2.43 pp |
| 2008 | 21.81 | — |
| 2006 | 22.71 | +1.82 pp |
| 2005 | 20.89 | −0.21 pp |
| 2004 | 21.1 | −0.96 pp |
| 2003 | 22.06 | +4.77 pp |
| 2002 | 17.29 | −2.36 pp |
| 2001 | 19.66 | +0.91 pp |
| 2000 | 18.75 | −1.69 pp |
| 1999 | 20.43 | — |
| 1996 | 21.85 | +1.19 pp |
| 1995 | 20.66 | +0.63 pp |
| 1994 | 20.03 | — |
| 1990 | 23.48 | −1.61 pp |
| 1989 | 25.09 | +3.31 pp |
| 1988 | 21.78 | +1.31 pp |
| 1987 | 20.46 | — |
| 1982 | 20.38 | −3.37 pp |
| 1981 | 23.75 | — |
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Government expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure. Unlike the share of GDP, it shows the priority within the budget: a country may spend little on education as a percentage of GDP, yet with a small state that turns out to be a significant part of all expenditure. The international benchmark agreed under the Dakar Framework for Action is fifteen to twenty percent of the budget.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by government consumption in dollars: it accounts for about two thirds of all budget expenditure, and the source does not publish absolute spending. The same device is used for military expenditure in the budget.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Defense Military expenditure share of the budgetWhat part of government spending goes to defense.
Public Finance Government expenseHow much the state spends in a year — including wages, pensions, benefits and interest on debt.
Education Harmonized test scoresWhat children have actually learned — a score on a scale that brings different international tests together.
