Eswatini - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Eswatini was 50.79 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 50.79 in 2014, while its lowest value was 23.39 in 1978.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1976 29.23
1977 27.87
1978 23.39
1979 35.28
1980 40.34
1981 44.86
1982 45.35
1987 36.48
1988 37.48
1989 30.32
1990 33.46
1994 27.05
1995 29.19
1996 36.03
1999 33.15
2000 35.36
2001 32.11
2002 37.66
2003 31.75
2004 37.66
2005 39.86
2006 38.99
2008 33.63
2009 41.74
2010 47.16
2011 48.67
2014 50.79

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Eswatini was 34.05 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 44.23 in 1979, while its lowest value was 23.99 in 1994.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1976 36.71
1977 39.06
1978 28.74
1979 44.23
1980 43.86
1981 37.56
1982 39.47
1987 28.30
1988 30.50
1989 29.52
1990 27.95
1994 23.99
1995 26.08
1996 27.20
1999 26.90
2000 27.84
2001 33.35
2002 31.09
2003 41.10
2004 28.02
2005 34.92
2006 31.52
2008 33.52
2009 34.64
2010 35.50
2011 36.71
2014 34.05

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Eswatini was 13.33 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 36.76 in 2000, while its lowest value was 8.60 in 1980.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1976 24.66
1977 24.10
1978 30.64
1979 12.52
1980 8.60
1981 11.15
1982 8.84
1987 20.03
1988 20.74
1989 26.23
1990 21.74
1994 33.45
1995 28.85
1996 28.57
1999 32.07
2000 36.76
2001 22.54
2002 22.44
2003 25.52
2004 26.64
2005 23.94
2006 21.31
2008 21.55
2009 21.82
2010 16.57
2011 12.84
2014 13.33

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Eswatini was 24.80 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 25.09 in 1989, while its lowest value was 17.29 in 2002.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1981 23.75
1982 20.38
1987 20.46
1988 21.78
1989 25.09
1990 23.48
1994 20.03
1995 20.66
1996 21.85
1999 20.43
2000 18.75
2001 19.66
2002 17.29
2003 22.06
2004 21.10
2005 20.89
2006 22.71
2008 21.81
2009 19.39
2010 18.28
2011 22.33
2014 24.80

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Eswatini was 5.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 7.07 in 2014, while its lowest value was 3.71 in 1976.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1976 3.71
1977 3.94
1978 5.80
1979 6.36
1980 5.30
1981 6.58
1982 6.75
1987 5.80
1988 5.51
1989 5.66
1990 5.48
1994 5.14
1995 5.65
1996 4.94
1999 5.09
2000 5.51
2001 4.84
2002 4.44
2003 5.82
2004 5.40
2005 6.48
2006 6.55
2008 6.62
2009 6.47
2010 6.12
2011 6.86
2014 7.07
2015 5.36
2016 5.41
2017 6.14
2018 5.68
2019 5.65
2020 5.34

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs