Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Eswatini

Eswatini: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 7.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
7.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 200 countries
All-time high
9.2%
in 2011
All-time low
3.0%
in 1970
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Eswatini, 1970–2021

46810197019952021

Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 7.1% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021.

That represents a change of down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Eswatini peaked at 9.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1970.

Eswatini ranks 17th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) in Eswatini, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1970 3.0%
1971 3.0% +0.0%
1972 3.0% +0.0%
1973 3.0% +0.0%
1974 3.0% +0.0%
1975 3.0% +0.0%
1976 3.6% +21.5%
1977 3.6% +0.0%
1978 3.6% +0.0%
1979 3.6% +0.0%
1980 4.3% +17.7%
1981 4.4% +2.0%
1982 4.4% +1.6%
1983 4.5% +1.3%
1984 4.5% +0.0%
1985 4.6% +1.3%
1986 5.4% +17.4%
1987 5.4% +0.2%
1988 4.4% -17.7%
1989 4.9% +10.1%
1990 4.5% -7.3%
1991 3.5% -22.4%
1992 5.0% +42.8%
1993 5.5% +10.6%
1994 4.0% -27.6%
1995 4.7% +17.5%
1996 4.1% -12.8%
1997 3.9% -4.9%
1998 6.0% +53.3%
1999 4.9% -17.9%
2000 5.2% +6.1%
2001 5.0% -4.8%
2002 5.2% +5.2%
2003 5.5% +5.0%
2004 6.5% +19.5%
2005 6.6% +1.5%
2006 6.7% +1.4%
2007 6.8% +1.4%
2008 6.9% +1.4%
2009 7.7% +11.1%
2010 8.5% +10.0%
2011 9.2% +9.1%
2012 8.5% -7.9%
2013 7.8% -8.5%
2014 7.1% -9.3%
2015 7.1% +0.0%
2016 7.1% +0.0%
2017 7.1% +0.0%
2018 7.1% +0.0%
2019 7.1% +0.0%
2020 7.1% +0.0%
2021 7.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.3% 3.0% 3.6% 10
1980s 4.7% 4.3% 5.4% 10
1990s 4.6% 3.5% 6.0% 10
2000s 6.2% 5.0% 7.7% 10
2010s 7.6% 7.1% 9.2% 10
2020s 7.1% 7.1% 7.1% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Eswatini?
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Eswatini was 7.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2011.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1970.
How does Eswatini rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
Eswatini ranks 17th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini data come from?
The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,841 data points, 1970–2021
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Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.